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"I plead guilty. I moved from information to
consultation. Yes, there has been a shift," Ramesh said while
replying to clarifications during which Opposition members
faulted the Accord for having the clause on consultations.

At the same time, he asserted that the provision for
"international consultations and analysis" would not affect
India's sovereignty as guidelines for it had to be evolved.
"These clearly defined guidelines will ensure that the
national sovereignty is respected," he said, adding India will
ensure that the consultative process is not "intrusive".
The Minister acknowledged that there were "pressures"
from some developed as well as least developing nations to
bury the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which mandates that rich
countries take deep emission cuts in a legally-binding manner.
In this regard, he noted that the US had not ratified
Kyoto protocol while Japan wanted to dump it.
"There are dangers... But we will fight and not let it
(Kyoto Protocol) to die or for that matter Bali Action Plan
and UNFCCC," Ramesh told reporters later.
In Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament),
Jaitley said mention of "international consultations and
analysis" on mitigation steps "obliterates distinction between
supported and unsupported actions" and India could be
subjected to some kind of inspections.
"Consequences will follow" if India does not meet the
targets it outlines even though these may be unsupported
actions, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader contended.
Allaying fears on the provision of consultations, Ramesh
said India had decades of experience on such discussions with
IMF and WTO and no sovereignty has been eroded. (MORE) PTI PC
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