Don’t Ignore The Writing on The Wall Mr.Indian PM

The glaciers of the great Himalayas are shrinking fast. Monsoon is playing havoc. Carbon emissions are increasing by leaps and bounds with increased development and industrialization. The numbers of vehicles run by fossil fuels spew out of the assembly lines. The petroleum import costs keep steadily increasing. There is no end to the villain, coal fired power stations. Environmental restrictions remain on paper. Those who are entrusted with the keeping of them are either corrupt on don’t care less.

While progress for progress’ sake is progressing beyond anything, the powers that be are blissfully ignorant of the fact that the folk who suffer most are the downtrodden. Today’s governments are intent on making progress so that a handful of stinking rich can prosper at the cost of the downtrodden masses of India, living in filth and depravity.

EE is not against the rich getting richer as such. But when the haves get richer at the expense of the have-nots, there’s something basically wrong with the system.
It is at such a juncture that the Indian Prime Minister begins to make the appropriate noises. It is a well known fact that after China, India is the worst polluter of the environment in Asia.

Recently the Indian PM stated that, “A modest accord (on carbon emissions) that is fully implemented may be better than an ambitious one that falls seriously short of its targets.”

This shows that India is not ready for any substantial cuts in carbon emissions, but only “modest ones.” The PM hails from Punjab, meaning five rivers and all of which originate from the Himalayas. The state is primarily an agricultural one and when all the Himalayan glaciers melt and the ‘five rivers’ run dry and the Punjabi farmers cannot get enough water to sustain their wheat crops, God help the PM. Punjabis are the kind of folk who doesn’t take everything lying down.

In another context, China with a whopping 25% of world’s carbon emissions is sidling with India whose emissions are only 5%. It will be better for India not to join hands with the Chinese in any field of endeavor, let alone environment. China has annexed a lot of Indian Territory on its southern border and even has the audacity to claim an Indian state for its own. China attacked India at a time they were talking friendship with India. It was somewhat like what the Japanese did at Pearl Harbor.

The Hon’ble Indian PM will be acting wisely if he stops talking about ‘modest cuts’ in carbon emissions and be wary of aligning himself with the untrustworthy Chinese in their machinations to get the maximum concessions from the West in environmental meets. If he does, India won’t be a gainer but China would.