Melbourne:
Concerned over a series of attacks on its nationals, India today sought "credible answers" from Australia so that it could send a clear message to worried parents of more than 120,000 Indian students here.
"It is important to understand that there is anger and frustration in India over what is happening (in Australia)," Indian High Commissioner Sujatha Singh said in an article published in the Age newspaper here.
She said that the anxious parents of over 120,000 Indian students in Australia are asking for clear answers to certain questions: "Are our children safe in Australia? Why does it seem that only, or mainly, Indians are the victims?
Are the assailants being caught? Are they being punished? Is the situation becoming better or worse?"
"I cannot overstate the importance of keeping the human element in the forefront in providing credible answers to these questions and sending a clear message to parents far away in India, worrying about their children in Australia," she wrote ahead of her visit to India to brief the government over the steps taken by Australia to address its concerns. Over 100 cases of attacks on Indians have been reported since the last year in Australia, mostly in Victoria, and the issue has been taken up by top representatives of the Indian government with their Australian counterparts.
"It is important to understand that there is anger and frustration in India over what is happening (in Australia)," Indian High Commissioner Sujatha Singh said in an article published in the Age newspaper here.
She said that the anxious parents of over 120,000 Indian students in Australia are asking for clear answers to certain questions: "Are our children safe in Australia? Why does it seem that only, or mainly, Indians are the victims?
Are the assailants being caught? Are they being punished? Is the situation becoming better or worse?"
"I cannot overstate the importance of keeping the human element in the forefront in providing credible answers to these questions and sending a clear message to parents far away in India, worrying about their children in Australia," she wrote ahead of her visit to India to brief the government over the steps taken by Australia to address its concerns. Over 100 cases of attacks on Indians have been reported since the last year in Australia, mostly in Victoria, and the issue has been taken up by top representatives of the Indian government with their Australian counterparts.
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