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138391
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The current developments in Afghanistan and the proposed western military pullout in near future raise serious questions on the stability of the region as a whole. No amount of prodding the private sector to participate in India-CAR trade can be possible unless the connectivity issue is resolved. Whether India transcends its risk aversion remains to be seen. However India can play a positive role in the Central Asian environment where regional states are hard put to maintain balances between other major players.
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ID:
138398
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As India’s economic growth keeps pace at a high rate, energy consumption and demand too has increased rapidly. Being a country that is not very rich in oil and gas reserves, the dependence of India on imported sources of energy is only bound to increase if it is to keep fuelling its growth story.
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138380
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Post-Soviet CA has become a victim of Great Game politics during the last two decades. Potentialities of energy sector CA has increased with Western investment, technology and market that brought dividends with huge inflow of petrodollars to Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. But fluctuations of both in international prices for oil and gas and in global demand for energy have made a direct impact on economies of CA countries. Energy sector of CA is exposed to pipeline politics. There is realization of negative consequences of overdependence on energy sector. Lack of intra-regional cooperation has adversely affected Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
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ID:
138386
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Hidden in this challenge with regard to energy security are great opportunities. Unlike many countries, India has a young population and therefore can reap the fruits of demographic dividend. With more than half of the India of 2030 yet to be built, we have an opportunity to avoid excessive dependence on fossil fuel-based energy systems and carbon lock-ins that many industrialized countries face today.
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ID:
138400
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Access to clean, affordable, sustainable energy is thus an enabling factor for economic development and poverty reduction as well as for achievement of internationally agreed development goals, including ensuring environmental sustainability and promoting gender equality. At the same time, access to energy services can be argued to be a human right in itself.
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ID:
138395
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Indian and Central Asia have deep historical and cultural linkages. Central Asia has historically been accepted as India’s ‘extended neighbourhood’. In the olden days, there were intense cultural interactions between the two. Several facets of the cultures, civilizations and intellectual histories of the two regions suggest that they evolved not in isolation, but through reciprocal cultural enrichment.
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ID:
138396
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There are three main factors that have affected Indian energy sectors in the last few decades – the weather effect, rising affluence of the society and rising import prices of the oil supplies. The Indian economy has grown at a steady pace in the recent past but oil has somehow remained synonymous with energy resources.
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ID:
138399
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Energy is an important input for any economy, especially for a rapidly rising economy like India. A large portion of Indian masses use bio-mass and fossil fuel as energy resources. However India’s demand for commercial energy is quite high while availability is low.
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ID:
138393
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Recent policies on energy which has been adopted by previous and recent governments of India provided new hope. With all these new energy ties, India can aggressively court the Middle Eastern and African countries, as they look for newer customers. Sustainable economic development is a vision and a way of thinking and acting so that we can secure the resources and environment for our future generation.
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ID:
138394
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In order to increase its influence in Afghanistan and Central Asia, India entered into agreements on military cooperation with Central Asian states and expressed its willingness to train Afghan army. It entered into strategic partnership agreement with Afghanistan and raised the possibility that it might train the Afghan army after American withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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ID:
138388
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India faces a situation of energy crises. Though a short term solution can be to increase its imports, in the long run India has to chart out a new roadmap which includes revamping its current energy structure and including clean energy sources. This has the potential in sifting towards a low carbon growth while simultaneously addressing environmental concerns.
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ID:
138389
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Energy security shall remain an inter-play of demand and supply scenarios, which in themselves are influenced by a number of factors which need careful evaluation and consideration over the long-term. India has presence of dynamic private sector and a burgeoning middle class, however it faces growing challenges to maintain its economic growth. In the first quarter of 2012, the Indian economy grew by 5.3 per cent, which is the lowest in the past ten years. With increase in trade and budget deficits, there are challenges associated with a depreciating currency. To continue with the economic growth an accelerated transition to an energy sector based on market economy is the call of the hour.
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ID:
138397
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To conclude India and Central Asia continues strategic neighborhood and they are natural allies regarding the utilization of natural resources. Both of the region are geographically proximate, share common interests. As far as energy sector is concerned India needs to become a significant player in the equitable exploitation and distribution of the Central Asian energy resources.
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ID:
138387
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Growth demands energy. It is no wonder that India—with an economy expected to grow at over 8 percent a year for the next ten years - has developed a ravenous appetite for energy. India is the world's fifth largest consumer of energy, and by 2025 it is expected to become the third largest, overtaking Japan and Russia.
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ID:
138382
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Today, India has the fifth largest installed capacity worldwide for electricity. India’s energy mix is dependent mainly on coal, oil and gas which are the source of more than 70% power generation, most of which is imported. With this dependence expected to increase, the country needs assured access to imported energy supplies in addition to new energy related technologies. Towards this, the government needs to promote economic partnership with countries that have energy resources and technologies.
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ID:
138390
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The new government so far has given positive indications that it would overcome all shortcomings of the previous government and ensure that India re-bounces back at international level. People in the country have great expectations from the leadership of PM Narendra Modi who is expected to give a new direction to India’s foreign policy which will have important bearings upon country’s energy security policy in general and nuclear energy in particular.
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ID:
138384
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Energy security and sustainable development are critical issues as regards India’s Integrated Energy Policy to ensure the country’s sustained economic growth and its human development objectives against potential risk ofdegradation of environment, not only for its poor millions but also for preserving the environmental concerns for humanity vis-à-vis prevailing inequality in international relations. Obviously, India should focus on integrated energy policies, diversification of fuel mix, clean and carbon saving technologies, R&D, energy efficiency, and also creating awareness and strengthening governance for sustainable development not only for India but also for the whole world.
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ID:
138385
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The important lessons learnt from the trilateral negotiations on the IPI pipeline reflect variance in legal, institutional, economic and trade laws and practices prevalent in the three countries. The project highlights the complexities of cross border pipeline projects, ranging from a macro view in which geopolitical forces play a role to a micro view where cross-border technicalities and regulatory issue play a role and, ultimately, how these complexities influence the choices made by the parties involved. The IPI gas pipeline has thus suffered delays common to most other cross border pipelines.
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ID:
138381
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The domestic production of crude oil from fossil fuels remains more or less stagnant over the years and meets only one third of national requirement, while the balance is met through imports of crude petroleum products that cost huge for the country close to $90 billion in 2008-09, which have massive impact on the country’s foreign exchange reserves.
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ID:
138392
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Now the time has come to take bold initiatives in the Gulf region to secure its geo-political interest and it is necessary for India to make security arrangements by the help of the United States and China. If they are unwilling to cooperate, Rising India must take this initiative by itself. Because regular supply of energy is important for India but the routes of energy supply is too important for rising India.
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