India wants `credible answers` from Oz over attacks

Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Feb 10 (PTI) Concerned over a series of
attacks on its nationals, India Wednesday sought "credible
answers" from Australia so that it could send a clear message
to worried parents of more than 120,000 Indian students here.
"It is important to understand that there is anger and
frustration in India over what is happening (in Australia),"
Indian High Commissioner Sujatha Singh said in an article
published in the Age newspaper here.
She said that the anxious parents of over 120,000
Indian students in Australia are asking for clear answers to
certain questions: "Are our children safe in Australia? Why
does it seem that only, or mainly, Indians are the victims?
Are the assailants being caught? Are they being punished? Is
the situation becoming better or worse?"
"I cannot overstate the importance of keeping the
human element in the forefront in providing credible answers
to these questions and sending a clear message to parents far
away in India, worrying about their children in Australia,"
she wrote ahead of her visit to India to brief the government
over the steps taken by Australia to address its concerns.
Over 100 cases of attacks on Indians have been
reported since the last year in Australia, mostly in Victoria,
and the issue has been taken up by top representatives of the
Indian government with their Australian counterparts. MORE PTI