New Delhi: The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that the government had taken all possible steps to prevent attacks on Indians in Australia and is addressing the situation with all earnestness.
In an affidavit filed today, the Centre also told the apex court that the Australian government was planning to amend their law to strengthen police response to the attacks on Indian students and enforce more severe punishment for racism related offences.
Earlier in an exclusive interview to NDTV, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd had said that even a single racial attack was unacceptable, but it was unfair to term the entire Australian community racist.
India had also asked Australia to set up some kind of regulatory mechanism to keep an eye on agents of universities whom students contact and ensure proper wage for students who do part-time jobs there.
New Delhi's demands were put across by Union Overseas Minister Vayalar Ravi when Australia's Secretary of Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Lisa Paul met him at his office in New Delhi.