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Daijiworld Media Network- Mangalore (RS/SP)
Mangalore, Oct 25: “We should discourage the people, who travel to Australia for pursuing studies in subjects like hair styling, which is available in India itself. There is no need to go there to study such subjects,” opined S M Krishna, union minister for external affairs.
Speaking at a press conference in the city on Sunday October 25, S M Krishna said that the government has been in constant touch with the embassy and the consulates in Australia, and major efforts had been put to ensure the safety of the Indian students there. He revealed that there has been positive reaction from that country.
“Most of the students are going for undergoing one or the other hair style course, which is available in India, especially in Mumbai. Hence, what is the need to go to that country to study something which is available here? Hence, we have to discourage people who travel to that country, for purposes other than advanced science or technology-related courses,” he said.
The intensity of the incidents that occurred in Australia in the past has come down. At the same time, there is a need for an elaborate mechanism in place, in the case of Indians living abroad, mainly in the educational sector, to tackle such an eventuality, he felt.
Answering questions on issues relating to the international disputes and the issues in Arunachal Pradesh, he said, that the cold war with the neighbouring country is over, and that a new era of good relationship has set in.
“I am not aware of what spiritual leader Dalai Lama had done in past. We respect him as a spiritual leader, and he will not get involved with political and such other fields,” he said, answering a question relating to Dalai Lama’s remarks on border issues.
“There is no difference between Passport Facilitation Centre and full-fledged passport office, which has been demand now,” he said, adding that the facilitating centre will work with all the facilities necessary to issue passports.
On the question about a Mangalorean captain of a ship, who has been retained and is facing problems in Panama since the last several moths, he said that the government has been in touch with the family as well as the issue.