Education business in Australia suffers

Indian students Under attack

There are 45,000 students in the state of Victoria from India. Starting with Nitin Garg an Indian student being murdered on January 2 nd in Melbourne, the attack on Indian students has escalated. The Australian police refused to admit that the crimes are racially motivated. But on record the number belies their claim. Popularly called as “the curry bashings” in the Australian media, it has angered the Indian Government which has expressed its concern through diplomatic channels. Education is a big time money spinner for the Australians to the tune of $ 17 Billion now slipping back by 46 % . The Australian High Commissioner Peter Varghese is all set on a relationship building . We all saw him on TV the other day meeting with The Tamilnadu Chief Minister. But the crisis management has led to denying visa to those who were taking fast track approaches to permanent residency by obtaining hairdressing and catering qualifications. Perhaps the Australians will find a quick recovery by opening branches in India since the Indian Government has lifted the ban on foreign universities to open shops in India.