Melbourne, May 06: An overwhelming 70 per cent of Australians believe that bilateral ties with India has been “damaged” following a spate of attacks on Indian students here and sought urgent action to repair the country’s reputation.
Independent think-tank the Lowy Institute, which undertook a poll of 1001 adults, said the findings emphasise the need for the federal government to take Australia’s bilateral relations with India more seriously.
“Three-quarters of Australians said the relationship has been damaged and underlined the need for Canberra to take urgent action to repair country’s reputation in India,” Lowy Institute program director and India specialist Rory Medcalf said in a statement recently.
The poll showed that 28 per cent believed the relationship with India had been “damaged a lot” while another 46 per cent said it has been “damaged a little”.
–PTI