New Delhi, February 25: The number of attacks on Indians in Australia has come down due to a slew of steps taken by the federal and provincial governments there to meet Indian concerns, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna told the Lok Sabha today.
Making a suo motu statement in the House on the ‘Attacks on Indians in Australia’, he said the issue involves a number of “complex factors” which are “interlinked” and need to be dealt with in a “concerted and coordinated manner”.
He said the incidents of attacks came to notice since 2007 when some students were assaulted in Sydney and since May last year there was a “significant increase in the number and frequency of attacks” on Indians in Australia.
India has taken up the issue of assaults with Australian authorities even at the highest level, he said.
–Agencies