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| April 19, 2010 | Australia's High Commissioner expects fall in Indian students visa applications | | Chennai: Australia's High Commissioner to India Peter Varghese on Monday said the visa applications by Indian students would drop in the current year following a series of attacks on them. "The application for
the student's visa will fall this year. I think that probably reflects a whole
number of factors but I think in larger term, we will see a rebuilding of the
numbers," said Peter Varghese on the sidelines of a function in Chennai. Varghese
further said that a slew of measures have been undertaken by the Australian Government
to ensure safety to Indian students. "The government has been taking several measures
to address the issue. I believe, we are succeeding in managing it. We have increased
police's resource; we have changed legislation to give police greater power to
search, said Varghese. "We have ensured that perpetrators are brought to justice
as soon as possible, we had over 70 arrests of those involved in these attacks
and they are being dealt with our court system," he added. Over 100 cases of assault
and death have been reported since last year in Australia, especially from Melbourne
city and its suburb due to radical overtones. | |
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