Rudd's crude diplomacy in India re apology to Indian students - should learn from Singapore at APEC

An Australian government press release suggesting Indian students be invited out for a 'barbie' (barbeque - but do Auzzies only have barbequed dinners?) has been pulled as Kevin Rudd tries to convince India Australia isn't racist. The Prime Minister's first visit to the subcontinent has been overshadowed by the attacks against Indian students in Melbourne and Sydney, but he's refusing to apologise for the violence. During his only full day in Delhi, Mr Rudd repeated an assurance that the ...
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