While the change that the British government is imposing affects 85 countries, it may have a particular impact on a nation with more than a million UK-born residents.

Immigration is a wedge issue in many countries and political parties opposing it have been boosted. How are the media handling this - and the prospect of more to come?

While some in Delhi view this as an outreach by the new government, sources played down the development, saying resumption of visa services was to take place on a routine basis.