Numbers begin to add up for global Indian talent flows

Indian students are a coveted international resource by the world’s leading educational destinations, including the US, UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. But for some years now, the UK had taken a bit of a hit as a result of what was seen as its unwelcoming environment for students by withdrawing a post-study work offer, in direct contrast to many of the other destinations.

A report by the UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for International Students had found that the withdrawal of that visa offer in 2012 was attributed with a decline in international student recruitment from key markets like India and between 2010-11 and 2016-17, the number of higher education Indian students choosing the UK more than halved.

The Indian government also took a tough stance at what they viewed as an unfriendly attitude to skill development and it was a palpable source of strain on UK-India ties for some time.

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