Honesty on attacks will help both sides

• Published in: The Age (Melbourne, Vic.)
• Main Author: Taneja, Pradeep
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne, Vic Fairfax Digital 06.02.2010
• Subjects: Students
• ISSN: 2203-580X; 0312-6307

'HOW is the situation in Melbourne?" asked the policeman who frisked me at Delhi's international airport last weekend as I was leaving India after a holiday there. The attacks on Indian students in Melbourne and other Australian cities have, naturally, concerned the families and friends of Indians living in Australia. But even those with no connection to Australia are keenly following the reports of these attacks as became evident during my stay there. Almost everyone I met wanted to know what was going on in Melbourne. They wanted to find out if it was safe for Indians in Australia.; HOW is the situation in Melbourne?" asked the policeman who frisked me at Delhi's international airport last weekend as I was leaving India after a holiday there. The attacks on Indian students in Melbourne and other Australian cities have, naturally, concerned the families and friends of Indians living in Australia. But even those with no connection to Australia are keenly following the reports of these attacks as became evident during my stay there. Almost everyone I met wanted to know what was going on in Melbourne. They wanted to find out if it was safe for Indians in Australia.