If a student faces a problem of racism today we would guarantee him or her a seat in another college or the entire fee will be refunded,' she said.

To this Jennifer Choudhury, a student doing her B.A. in the college, said: 'Whatever the deputy prime minister said may be correct but this is not enough to reinforce that trust in us to go abroad and study in Australia.'

Ruchi Dayal, another student who was among 300 to have attended the discussion, added: 'No significant steps were taken by the Australian government at the time of the incidents and I am sure all the measures listed by her will be operational after many years down the line.'

However, there were others who brushed aside the attacks as just a 'media hype'.

'Such attacks or discrimination of foreign nationals happen everywhere. Doesn't it happen in India as well? I am not undermining the attacks, but then I think that there has been too much of a media hype around them,' said Sabah Khan, a student of the college.

Rachita Mishra, another student, added: 'I have many friends who are studying in Australia and they have never complained about being discriminated. These incidents of violence were restricted to some areas.'