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A senior diplomat at the High Commission told ET that in the last six months, there have been 500 cases of assault on Indian students, registered by the police authorities across Australia. There are fears that such incidents of muggings, theft, racial abuse, car jackings and even murder are on the increase because of the economic meltdown and loss of jobs.
In fact, the Australian government’s $3.5-million campaign to attract Indian students-in an effort to combat recession-could remain a non-starter if the issue of racial attacks is not addressed. An estimated 95,000 Indian students joined Australian institutions of higher education in the first 11 months of 2008.
"Most of the instructions issued by the authorities are quite ridiculous. They have asked Indian students not to make a display of wealth including items such as laptops
. Most university campuses make it compulsory for students to use laptops. We don't see too much of positive developments coming out of the police reference groups. In fact, we are quite disappointed with the Indian High Commission's inaction as well," says Gautam Gupta
These foreign students were ‘influenced’ and ‘invited’ to Australia – with large half page ads in prominent newspapers
In the US of A …
For the last few years, there has been a spate of killings of Indians in the US of A. The important part is these incidents is the common factors: -
1. Most of thee victims are from Andhra Pradesh (in India) – which sends the largest numbers of techies and students from India.
2. All the seven victims were students or young tech workers.
3. These have happened with regularity. Every 45-75 days.
4. None of these students had any criminal record or involvement in any criminal activity or groups.
Seven murders in 15 months is too many to be a co-incidence.
More than 50,000 students visit Australia every year for studies out of which more than 30,000 students are from India.
Australia's education industry is a multi-billion dollar business and the growing cases of racism against Indian students have left the education consultants worried.
the man who got caught revealing the unwitting racism that infuses not only Australian cricketing culture but mainstream Australia.
Racism in Australia is insidious, unadmitted. We have few proud racists.
By raising this, one risks being labelled politically-correct and a troublemaker. Three years ago, when India toured Australia, I interviewed Indian-Australians who were supporting India.......
........more pungent reason for those Indian flags at the Sydney Cricket Ground was that fathers resented the exclusion of their sons from local and school teams. Every family I interviewed had a story of a boy who had been shut out of the "in" group because of his race, or his teetotalism, or some other cultural difference.
When I wrote about the Indians who felt shut out of Australian cricket, I was taken to task for "inventing" trouble where none existed. Yet I'd seen racism with my own eyes. On a tour to India, I heard two Australian cricketers call the locals "******s". I saw Australian cricketers coming across Indians sleeping on a railway platform in Jamshedpur and nudging them awake with their feet in order to take a happy snap.
· Malcolm Knox is a former chief cricket correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and is the author of the novel Summerland, published in the UK by Picador.
What I've said that yes we are above racism against any foreign national and I firmly believe in my point and will stick to that , yes discrimination is a slur and it is common in every where. But I can not see as per my knowledge goes that the Foreign Persons are racially being abused here, or they are being discriminated 'in other forms'.You are right, we are above racism
We just believe in other forms of discrimination
Pintu:
The point is racism exists everywhere in all countries, including India. That's all I wanted to say. No offence meant.
But the difference between different nations comes in their Govt, Media, and the majority of ppl react to racism, especially if violence is involved. Some guys here are quick to do a equal equal on Oz and India but they forget a similar attack in India would have made our media(forget the foreigner ones) to go berserk, they would have portrayed it as a national shame.Pintu:
The point is racism exists everywhere in all countries, including India. That's all I wanted to say. No offence meant.
So, guys lets not underestimate these attacks as some random happenings and plz lets not equate them to anything that happens in India. This is much bigger and much worse.There have been at least 20 incidents of "curry bashing" in Sydney in the past month, but most attacks on Indian students went unreported out of fear, a community leader has revealed.
I believe the reaction would have been largely the same, unless and until of course people with white skin are involved. Then, it's a free-for-all orgy of drama.But the difference between different nations comes in their Govt, Media, and the majority of ppl react to racism, especially if violence is involved. Some guys here are quick to do a equal equal on Oz and India but they forget a similar attack in India would have made our media(forget the foreigner ones) to go berserk, they would have portrayed it as a national shame.
I'll agree with you on the fact that such racial attacks are not seen in India, at least I'm unaware of any.And in Australia, it is not just some sneering/jeering going on but, violence with racial overtones.
The following article may shed some light.
20 attacks on Indians in Sydney in a month
Nobody is doing that, and I'm certain not even Sailor. But you simply do not extend the prejudice to cover every Australian.So, guys lets not underestimate these attacks as some random happenings and plz lets not equate them to anything that happens in India. This is much bigger and much worse.