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Do[es] an Indian passport holder require transit/Schengen visa for a connecting flight via Amsterdam to final destination England
No, as an Indian citizen, you do not require an airport transit visa when transiting through the Netherlands (Amsterdam).
As @YusufKhan has pointed out, only the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Spain require an airport visa for Indian citizens.
For the compleate list (link taken from the European Commission link shown below) of which 3rd country nationals require an airport transit visa for a specific Schengen Country, see:
In itsself, a United Kingdom visa or residence permit does not exempt their holders from an airport transit visa.
Who must apply for a Schengen visa - Airport transit
You may be exempt from the airport transit visa requirement, if you:
- hold a valid visa or residence permit issued by a Schengen state;
- hold a visa valid for a Member State of the European Union or the European Economic Area, Canada, Japan or the United States ;
- hold a valid residence permit issued by a Member State of the European Union or the European Economic Area ;
- hold a residence permit issued by the Principality of Andorra, Canada, Japan, Republic of San Marino, or the United States, that guarantees unrestricted right of return;
- are a family member of a citizen of the EU, EEA or Switzerland ; hold a diplomatic passport;
- are a flight crew member national of a contracting party to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation.
Note: The United Kingdom is not listed.
The United Kingdom German Embassy site is more explicid:
Airport transit visas - [German] Federal Foreign Office
Since the end of the transition phase and the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, UK visas and residence permits do not exempt their holders from airport transit requirements. Nationals of some countries now require airport transit visas even if they hold a visa or residence permit for the UK.