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Climate change and India's energy choices

Prime Minister Modi's announcement at Glasgow bring India's pledges for containing climate change in alignment with the international mainstream.

Climate activist Vanessa Nakate, third right, and other activists engage in a Show US The Money protest at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow (Photo: AP/PTI)
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Climate activist Vanessa Nakate, third right, and other activists engage in a Show US The Money protest at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow (Photo: AP/PTI)

D P Srivastava
Barack Obama’s advice to the climate activists at Glasgow Conference to "stay angry" caught the mood of the young around the world. The issue draws a different response from the governments. They are agreed on the need for action to address the situation earlier described as a doomsday scenario by British PM Boris Johnson. However, they weigh it against the need for energy security for their countries. The Biden administration has issued calls to OPEC to step up oil production. Germany’s Angela Merkel decided to go ahead with the decision to import more gas from Russia through Nordstrom 2 despite