IT'S A magazine cover that will make the hearts of Australian university bosses and diplomats sink.

"Why the Aussies hate us" screams the front cover of this week's influential Indian news magazine, Outlook.

The cover of India's Outlook magazine.

The 10 pages of coverage inside has stories of young Indian victims of violence and racial abuse and describes how Indian students in Melbourne feel afraid on the streets.

Kevin Rudd's nephew and anti-racism activist, Van Thanh Rudd, told Outlook the "dominant culture in Australia is a racist culture" and that he had no doubt the attacks had been racially motivated.