Patiala (Punjab): The Central Government will soon formulate a policy to deal with racial discrimination against Indians abroad, Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur said on Saturday.
Arriving in her hometown Patiala for the first time after being inducted in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Government, Preneet Kaur expressed concern at the plight of Indian students who have been facing racist attacks in Australia for about a month now.
"We have taken up the matter at various levels with the Australian government. Even the Prime Minister has spoken to his Australian counterpart. We want that the dignity of Indians to be maintained in other countries," she said.
There have been nearly a dozen attacks on Indian students in Melbourne and other places in Australia in recent weeks, leading to protests in that country by Indian students.
The families of students studying there have also expressed concern.
Nearly half of the 90,000-odd Indian students studying in various educational institutions in Australia are from Punjab alone.
Meanwhile, the education immigration business from India is said to be worth Rs 10,000 crore.
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