New Delhi — UK Prime Minister Theresa May clashed with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi over migration rules and failed to arrange a meeting with senior figures at Tata Group in a double blow to her three-day visit to India. Modi called on Britain on Monday to support more Indian students who want to enrol at universities in the UK as he appeared alongside May at a technology summit in New Delhi. "Education is vital for our students and will define our engagement in a shared future. We must therefore encourage greater mobility and participation of young people in education and research opportunities," he said. Modi’s comments, as May sat beside him on stage, are likely to escalate the long-running disagreement between India and the UK over restrictions on student visas. May’s policy of requiring students to return home after their courses end, which dates back to her time as home secretary responsible for immigration, caused the number of Indian students enrolling in British uni...
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