Australia moots safe housing, transport for Indian studentsSeptember 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - John Brumby, the premier of Australian state of Victoria, Friday proposed to give separate transportation and safe housing for Indian students studying in Australia. Union Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi, after a meeting with a nine-member delegation led by Brumby, said: "It is a proposal by the Australian government.
3 Indians attacked by racist mob in AustraliaSeptember 15th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Three Indians were brutally assaulted in a suburb in this Australian city by a group of youths who allegedly made racist remarks. Omkar Singh, a relative of the victims, told IBN news channel Tuesday that the attack took place when his relatives were playing pool in Epping.
Krishna to discuss racial attacks on Indian students during Australia visitAugust 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna will undertake a five day visit of Australia from August 6 and is expected to discuss and express New Delhi's concern over alleged racial attacks on Indian students.
Australian Immigration Minister assures quality education to Indian studentsJuly 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Chris Evans on Tuesday assured quality education to Indian students, following apprehensions over slump in migration after the racial attacks Down Under. Evens, who is currently on a visit to India said this while speaking to media after meeting with Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Australia to counsel Indian students on 'Dos and Don'ts' in higer studiesJuly 8th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Australian authorities will counsel Indian students on the "dos and don'ts" to be kept in mind while pursuing higher studies Down Under following the spate of attacks on students there, Australian High Commissioner John McCarthy announced Wednesday. McCarthy assured the Andhra Pradesh government that his country would take all steps to protect Indian students.
S.M Krishna to visit AustraliaJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister S.M Krishna has said that he would visit Australia soon. Issues related to safety of Indian students in Australia are expected to top the agenda of discussions.
Krishna to visit Australia, attacks on Indians top agendaJuly 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Against the backdrop of continuing attacks on Indian students in Australia, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday announced he would be travelling to that country on a bilateral visit soon.
SC tells Centre to publish steps taken to protect Indian students in AustraliaJune 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A vacation bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and A K Ganguly, has directed the Central Government to publish all steps taken to protect Indian students in Australia. The web sites of ministries of External Affairs, Over seas Indian Affairs, and Indian High Commission in Australia should contain this information the two judge bench said.
Attacks on Indian students will be prevented: Australian envoyJune 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australian High Commissioner John McCarthy says every possible effort will be made to ensure that attacks on Indian students in Australia are not repeated, adding that the authorities will "pursue those responsible" for the assaults. In a letter to the Non-Aligned Students and Youth Movement (NASYM) that had staged a demonstration here June 18 against the attacks on Indian students in Australia, McCarthy said: "The Australian government will make every effort to ensure that attacks are not repeated and that Australia remains a preferred destination for students from around the world."
He said that the Australian government is working closely with the Indian government on the issue.
India 'timidly' seeks Australia's explanation over racial attacks on studentsJune 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister S.M Krishna has said that India has sought an explanation from Australia over attacks on its students there. Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, the Minister said, "We are in close touch with the High Commissioner and we are also in close touch with our High Commission there in Australia.
Protests continue over racial attacks on Indian students in AustraliaJune 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Protests continued in India over racist attacks on Indian students in Australia, as activists under the banner of Non-Aligned Students and Youth Movement (NAYSM) staged a mass demonstration in the national capital on Thursday. "We are holding this demonstration and later we will be going to Australian High Commission to submit a memorandum to condemn the racial attacks on Indian students in Australia," said Subash Chaudhary, Chairman of NAYSM.
Protest held against racial attacks on Indian students in AustraliaJune 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The growing resentment against ongoing racial attacks on Indian students in Australia was witnessed on Thursday when a group of youngsters demonstrated near the Australian Embassy. The protest demonstration was organised by the youth wing of Congress party.
Punjab Govt. to create data bank of students studying in AustraliaJune 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Punjab government has asked parents of those studying in Australia to provide details of their children's whereabouts. The state government has directed the parents to provide details of students up to June 12 with their respective patwaries and tehsildars.
Indian students in Australia urged to be calmJune 9th, 2009 BANGALORE - Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Tuesday urged Indian students in Australia to stay calm and not to get provoked by attacks on them. Time and again, Indians have demonstrated that peaceful methods of protest have a far greater power in achieving goals than any violent acts, the Art of Living founder said in a statement.
Modi wants meeting between worried parents, Australian High CommissionJune 4th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has suggested that Australian High Commission officials in New Delhi should talk to the worried parents to reassure the safety of their wards in that country in the wake of alleged racist attacks on Indian students there. In a letter addressed to External Affairs Minister S.M.
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May 28th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
I went to school with Thais and Chinese from Singapore and Malaya as well as Jews at a basically Christian school in Australia over 50 years ago and it baffles and distresses me to discover that, along with all the good changes in Australia over the last 50 years we are now experiencing the kind of attacks on people of other races that would certainly not have happened in the supposedly bad old days of the White Australia Policy. I live near the centre of a large city where tens of thousands of people walk past my house to get to the Melbourne Cricket Ground and, at night, when the park outside my house is lit up by only a few street lamps, I can go for a walk with no fear that a gang of hooligans will mug an aging man, though my wife doesn’t quite share my sense of security. But in our western suburbs where young “ferals” live as well as a lot of students because it is inexpensive we seem to have a different country. It reminds me a little of a taxi driver refusing to drive me directly from Manali to Delhi at night, but insisting on a long way round, because “I am not a Sikh”. He was afraid. That doesn’t make me feel any better about our police’s shameful failure to do enough to protect foreign students and to put their attackers in gaol. I hope they will be shamed into better performance.
May 30th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
INDIANS “APARICHIT” NATIONALS SHOWING STRENGTH AT FEDRATION SQUARE
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31ST MAY, 2009 at 12:00 Noon
Wake Up Indian Government….How dare an Australia Government Can Ignore us?
The suppressed fire in Indian nationals has summoned all in Melbourne to be present at Federation Square which has by now so many events till date; now its time for Indian Embassy at Melbourne/Australia and Ministry of Foreign Affairs & External Affairs to get in to action; especially while India and Indian Nationals are playing such vital role in providing maximum revenue to Australian government through the students fees, taxes, Visa Fees & Immigrants.
Does Indian government does not have value for its nationals’ lives? Recall the situation how US has reverted when ever their citizens’ lives are in danger at any corner of the world. The post of super power does not earned by gaining majorities in election but it could be gained by earning respect from the nations citizens by providing them a safe & secure environment anywhere they go.
The ongoing attacks on Indian nationals have been increased since the cricketers Symonds – Harbhajan conspiracy in Australia. The Australian Localities majorly the youth are known as good for nothing; they are jobless since they do not possess any professional skills or proper education – their parents have brought them on earth to gain the government grant provided by Australian Government to parents on the birth of baby. The local youth is always pretend to be involved all the times in drugs & sex while the Indian nationals in Australia are doing all hardship to earn their bread butter doing jobs of house cleaning, Dishwashing or any kind of job which may help them to survive….while the local Australian organizations or any businesses such as restaurants or shops are not inclined to employ any Australian since they do not prefer to work hard.
It is not out of place to mention that in Australia the Indian Nationals are facing danger to life for every day; and once again the Indian Government is sitting idle and watching the entire scenario; its high time now – and this time the Indian Nationals have decided to take care of themselves by thyself without asking for help from government and have called upon a protest at Federation Square to wake up the Australian Government to protect the Lives of Indian Nationals from the “JUNKIES” – That’s what the Australian youth is called as in Australia; which means the JUNK of Australia which is of no use to the Australia.
The Indian nationals have run the SMS campaign among the KNOWN – UNKNOWN “APARICHIT” Indians and have given calls to get together at Federation Square at 12:00 noon to protest the Increment in the Attacks on the Indians in Australia; which has already made Australian Government a major shock because since years Indians are staying very peacefully without being obstacle to anyone’s lives and though they are the ONLY sufferers of such JUNKIE’s attacks; it is expected that a huge crowd is expected at Federation Square tomorrow of Indian Nationals at Federation Square and it is suppose to be a biggest protest even done anywhere in the world by Indians ever.
If Australian Government is not ready to stop this RACISM against the Indians; the days are not far away that Indian Students will stop coming to Australia.