New Delhi, Aug 31 - Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julian Gillard's condemnation of the alleged race attacks on Indian students drew mixed response from the students of the Delhi University with whom she interacted here Monday.

While many called the Australian government's response to the attacks as sham, some said that it was more of a 'media hype' and such incidents can take place in any part of the world.

Gillard, on a five-day visit to India, visited the Lady Shri Ram College to interact with the students and have a discussion on Women in Leadership.

However the spate of attacks on Indian students in Australia, over the past three months, generated a lot of interest.

Replying to a student's query on what that country's government was doing to prevent such racist attacks, Gillard said: 'The Australian government clearly says that we have zero tolerance towards violence against any student or people living in Australia.'

The Australian deputy prime minister said that police force had been deployed at places where incidents have taken place in the past.

'The freshly formed government has put in more resources to ensure the safety of students.