India asks Britain to ensure Indian students face no visa issues

India on Monday asked Britain to ensure that students from country do t face any visa issues and ir rights be protected re, officials said. In a meeting, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla spoke to Director General for Borders, Immigration, Citizenship and International Strategy at UK Home Office Glyn Williams regarding this. Bhalla told Williams that re were instances when Indian students faced visa-related problems in Britain, an official of Home Ministry said.

Delegation-level talks between India and Britain

In delegation-level talks, both sides discussed issues of mutual concern related to immigration and citizenship. Kieran Drake, Minister Counsellor, Political and Press in British High Commission in New Delhi, who was part of UK delegation, said y h wide-ranging discussions. "It was a productive meeting," he said. Last year, India was excluded from Tier 4 overseas student visa relaxations unveiled by UK Home Office. move h triggered outr among Indian student groups in Britain and or leing figures within bilateral , including some branding it an "insult" to India by including n-democratic countries on list but excluding world's largest democracy.

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India-Britain MoU on return of illegal migrants

UK government h n directly linked exclusion of Indian students from list of countries offered easier visa rms to India's refusal to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on return of illegal migrants. Last year, Union Cabinet h approved pact on returns to facilitate deportation of alleged illegal Indian immigrants in UK to India and vice-versa. However, at eleventh hour, India did t sign pact without specifying any reasons. 

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