Attacks in australia on indian students

As per news reports, four students have been attacked and one is battling for his life. But I am aghast at the response of Indians there who, if asked to protest against the attacks, may come up with excuses like “We are here to study”, “You can’t help it, this is part and parcel of life here” and “We must avoid getting into confrontation”. If Mahatma Gandhi had thought along similar lines, he would not have been the Father of the Nation. These Indian students did not go there uninvited. The Australian government invited them. But now they are bearing the brunt of being brown in the white man’s land. I am not saying these students should start fighting. But they must protest. Can you imagine how it must feel to be insecure in a foreign land, thousands of miles away from home? Hope some of them muster the courage to protest and that this ordeal ends as soon as possible.