Visas: The ever-present hurdle in India-UK ties

    2020-03-26T12:03:52+00:00May 24th, 2018|2017/2018, The Big Picture, UK Edition- May 2018|

    The UK remains conflicted by its attitude towards immigration, writes a foreign policy expert. The issue of visas has been a long-standing impediment to relations between the UK and India. British aspirations for greater engagement with India have been met with an open and transparent Indian demand for greater access for their citizens. The UK remains conflicted by its attitude towards immigration. On one side, business leaders and employers such as the UK’s state-funded National Health Service (NHS) point out [...]