India's stand on climate talks not unreasonable: PM

New Delhi, Oct 30 (PTI) Ahead of the climate change talks
in Copenhagen, India Friday said its stand on greenhouse gas
emissions was not "unreasonable" and it would fulfil its
obligations to nature while being consistent with commitment
to the welfare of its people.

"We will approach the international negotiations on
global warming, climate change and carbon emissions as
responsible global citizens," Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here.
He said India would fulfil its obligations to nature and
to humanity consistent with its commitment to the welfare and
well being of its people and the poor of the world.
"Equally, we expect the developed nations, and those who
have so far drawn unduly on nature's bounty to bear their due
share of the burden.
"Ours is not an unreasonable stance. It is based on our
worldview that the 'whole world is one family' and on our
commitment to the principles of inclusive growth," Singh said.
In the run up to the climate change talks in Copenhagen
in December, developed nations are stepping up pressure on
emerging economies like India, China and Brazil to take up
legally binding greenhouse gas emission cuts, a move stoutly
opposed by them.
The Copenhagen talks are expected to finalise a successor
to the Kyoto Protocol to limit global warming. PTI SKU
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