India, Sept. 5 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said that the Centre is in touch with the Australian government and diaspora groups over the recent anti-immigrant protests in the country.

While speaking during a briefing days after anti-immigrant protests were held in several Australian cities on August 31, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the Indian High Commission has raised concerns with the Australian government and also received a formal response from the Australian side. The Australian government has acknowledged that the protests may be of concern for Australia's diverse communities, he added.

"We are all aware that anti-immigrant protests happened in many cities across Australia on 31 August. Our Hig...