Radio-tagging inhuman: Krishna

Updated on: Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Condemning the radio-tagging of Indian students in California’s Tri-Valley University as “inhuman and unacceptable”, India’s minister for external affairs S M Krishna demanded action against officials responsible for it.

“Indian students are not criminals. The radio collars should be removed. And the US government should take action against officials responsible for the inhuman act,” Krishna told reporters. The Indian students from the university were forced to wear radio collars to enable authorities to track them.

“Indian students have been put through a lot of hardship. Their scholastic future is in jeopardy. In the government’s view, this was avoidable,” the foreign minister said, and added, “There are 100,000 Indian students in the US. It must realise the tremendous stakes involved for both the countries in higher education and interaction,” Krishna said.

Addressing the students, Krishna further said, “A number of scholars have got transfers from some US universities and there are many students who got the visa from a US consulate in India. The sudden closure needs to be looked into by the federal government.”

Krishna told the parents of Tri-Valley students not to worry saying the government had taken up the issue with Washington.

Drawing a parallel with Australia where Indian students were harassed, Krishna appreciated the efforts of the government in Canberra. “I found a distinct improvement last month. Not a single student complained to me ,” he said.

Radio-tagging inhuman: Krishna

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