Aussie FM says Indians safe Down Under.AUSTRALIAN Australian pertaining to or originating in Australia. Australian bat lyssavirus disease see Australian bat lyssavirus disease. Australian cattle dog a medium-sized, compact working dog used for control of cattle. foreign minister Stephen Smith has acknowledged that Indians have been victims of violent attacks Down Under but denied that his country is unsafe for students. Currently on a five- day tour to India, Smith said the Kevin Rudd  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. government has a " zero- tolerance approach towards violence and
racial prejudice". Smith noted that the best way to deal with the
issue of attacks was to acknowledge them. " Those were terrible
incidents. People who had committed offences against Indian nationals
would face the full force of the law. We are confident that Indian
students will continue to come to Australia. It is the safest and
advantageous place," the minister said.
The Indian community in Australia now numbers 250,000. " We should now strengthen the level of engagement and build up momentum in bilateral bilateral /bi·lat·er·al/ (-lat´er-al) having two sides, or pertaining to both sides. bi·lat·er·al adj. 1. Having or formed of two sides; two-sided. 2. ties," Smith added. Smith termed India a " priority" in Australia's foreign policy calculations and said Canberra was looking forward to a long- term engagement with New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. . " Relationship so far has been quite good. But it has been more like a T- 20 match. We would ideally like it to be a test matchC* Both India and Australia are robust parliamentary democracies parliamentary democracy Democratic form of government in which the party (or a coalition of parties) with the greatest representation in the parliament (legislature) forms the government, its leader becoming prime minister or chancellor. . We both share like- minded values and virtues," Smith said. This was Smith's second visit to India in as many years, coming close on the heels of foreign minister S. M. Krishna's trip Down Under. Copyright 2009 India Today This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Group. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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