<br/>Australia has set up a high-level working group to study the spate of attacks on Indians in that country.<br/><br/>The working group set up by the federal government and the government of Victoria state would comprehensively study the reported incidents and their implications, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said this to the reporters after meeting his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith in London. <br/><br/>External Affairs Minister said ; as part of efforts to provide adequate security to the vulnerable students, community policing has also been stepped up in Australia, over 100 incidents of attacks on Indians, particularly students, were reported in 2009 and the attacks have continued this year unabated.<br/><br/>The Australian government has given a dossier on these incidents to India which reveals that nearly half of the attackers have been juveniles. <br/><br/>Mr S M Krishna said thst during this meeting and the earlier high-level contacts between the two countries, India has conveyed that these attacks were unprovoked and India expect the Australian government and the government of New South Wales and Victoria to contain the situation .
News On AIR | January 28, 2010 2:12 PM
Australia sets high-level working group to look into attacks on Indians