Nitin Garg's murder prompts call for global security agency

Prasun Sonwalkar
London, Jan 14 (PTI) The recent murder of Indian
student Nitin Garg in Australia has led to calls to
governments worldwide to set up a cross-border agency to
improve security for international students.

Thousands of Indian students travel to Britain, US
and Australia, among other countries, to study. They are part
of a large number of international students from various
countries who go abroad and enrol on courses.
At the recent World Universities Forum in Davos,
Switzerland, delegates demanded that governments unite to
tackle the problem of international student security as a
matter of "global public good."
Simon Marginson, professor of higher education at
the University of Melbourne, said that worries about the
safety of cross-border students went beyond higher education
and the global knowledge economy, and touch "the future world
society and civil culture."
In a speech entitled "International student security:
globalisation, state, university," Marginson referred to
Garg’s murder and accused the Australian Government of being
"in denial" by arguing that racism is not a factor in the
attacks and failing to give students more protection.
He said: "There is not enough official and civil
concern about international student security in Australia.
Australia has taken little action to tackle the
problem of international student safety, while denying racism
is a factor," Marginson added. (MORE) PTI PS
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