New Delhi, Nov 26 (PTI) Reacting sharply to the UK's move to cap the number of visas issued to skilled professionals from the country, India today said such steps will "adversely" affect economic ties between the nations.
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma met UK Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell here and discussed different various steps to enhance economic cooperation between the two sides, including visa- related measures.
The British government has fixed a cap of 21,700 on the number of visas issued to skilled workers from India and other countries outside the European Union from April, 2011. The move is likely to adversely impact the movement of Indian professionals seeking to do work in the UK.