New Delhi, April 29 -- As India and the United Kingdom inch closer to finalising their free trade agreement, Britain will now introduce only minor changes to its visa regime - which has been a sticking point in the negotiations for months.

The new rules will result in around 100 new visas for Indian workers each year, a UK official told POLITICO. UK's Home Office - which has been hesitant to grant major visa exemptions, largely because of concerns about how they could impact the UK's net migration numbers -will be implementing these changes, stated the magazine.

Referring to how many Indian workers are likely to benefit from the scheme, the official said it was "not possible to put a number", calling any attempt to do so "purely politic...