indias chief climate change negotiator shyam saran spoke exclusively to toi as he tried to explain the indian position on these crucial negotiations which will intensify in the runup to copenhagen 15q does the acceptance of a 2 degrees cap represent a major shift in indias position in climate change negotiationsa no india believes global warming is taking place it is developing countries like india which will be most impacted by this temperature rise and an urgent and ambitious global response is required what the declaration recognizes is a prevalent scientific assessment uncertain as that might be and says it should be taken into account in our negotiations there is no acceptance of any definitive cap on temperatures because there cannot be given the unpredictability of any climate related analysesq what does meaningful deviation from businessasusual mean will we end up agreeing to lower per capita emissions than richer countries or chinaa developing countries have already committed themselves to deviation from their businessasusual trajectories provided this is supported and enabled by financing technology and capacity building from developed countries this is fully reflected in the declaration and the addition of the adjective meaningful does not change the nature of the bargain indias national position that every citizen of the globe must have an equal entitlement to the planetary atmosphere remains unchangedq is the mef declaration consistent with the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities and the principle of equitya for those who believe the declaration may have opened the doors to our accepting emission reduction obligations and sacrificing developmental and poverty reduction goals let me draw your attention to what was included at the insistence of india on the mitigation action by developing countries all mef members acknowledged that social and economic development and poverty eradication are the first and overriding priorities in developing countries