The Great Subcontinental Green Game

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 30 No. 11, November 2010

 

External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna shows his wry sense of humour every once in a while. Asked about seeming differences between him and Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on dealing with China recently, he answered “Well, environment knows no boundaries and our Environment Ministry similarly transcends boundaries."

 

Mr. Krishna may have meant the comment in a lighter vein, but what he said has serious, even exciting, possibilities for India, and must be looked at more closely by his own Ministry as it makes its moves in the subcontinental ‘great game'. Read the full report here.

 

Source: Suhasini Haidar, The Hindu.

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