The success of the Durban climate talks, apart from highlighting the captain’s role played by our Environment minister, Jayanthi Natarajan in rowing the boat in favour of the developing world; pose a great challenge for India.
Securing a decade of economic growth without emission restrictions has created a platform of taking India into a new era of overall parity with the developed world. India being seen as a potential contender to control world economy, these ten years could well be the deciding factor of India’s future position. With the increasing role of India in world geopolitics, coupled with the concerning factor of the “String of Pearls”, India cannot afford to take the upcoming decade with ease. It is almost certain that post-2020, all the countries will be forced to take legally binding obligations. While India has succeeded in bringing equity on the agenda, the biggest tragedy would be to see India post-2020 still fighting for the same.
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