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In a statement, the CPI(M) Politburo demanded that the
government should "categorically clarify what India's
negotiating position will be" before the Indian delegation
leaves for Copenhagen.

The party accused Indian Environment Minister Jairam
Ramesh of "deviating from India's position and even from the
position that the Prime Minister has taken" on climate change.
Referring to the Ramesh's reply to a debate in the Lower
House of Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha), it said Ramesh was
"repeatedly introducing modifications and caveats to India's
fundamental negotiating positions on climate change",
especially on issues relating to financial and technology
transfers from the rich countries.
Maintaining that the Minister focussed more on technology
development and not on transfer and had downplayed the issue
of Intellectual Property Rights, the CPI(M) said this was
"unacceptable" as even the official documents spoke of
technology transfer, along with development, application and
diffusion.
On all these counts, "the Minister is going against the
officially stated negotiating positions of the government.
This is clear from the documents regarding India's position
that are available on the Ministry's website itself". PTI ARC
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