Today, India consumes about 682 watts per capita, far lesser than developed nations. As India develops, it will definitely require a lot more energy.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We also know that China and India, as their economies ramp up, are using more and more energy.
Here in L.A., there are a lot of dead spots, and you have to drive to find energy, but all of India is so energetic.
By 2020, 50 percent of imports should be reduced, which should become 75 percent by 2025. By 2030, India should be energy independent.
India, in particular, is looking to develop nuclear power for domestic, commercial use, and we should work with them. This is a good deal for both countries.
I personally believe every country has the same amount of spectrum. It is not that India has less... It needs to be vacated from other places; that is what other countries have also done.
There are people doing yoga in New York, dancing around; that's the power of India. You go to a nightclub somewhere in Spain and there's Amitabh Bachchan on the screen there, dancing around. That's the power of India. That's the power of Indian people.
The more energy-efficient we become as a nation, the less we need to develop additional energy sources.
If India has to achieve exponential growth, it would have to be on the back of strong growth in the manufacturing sector.
India does not need to become anything else. India must become only India. This is a country that once upon a time was called the golden bird.
I travelled around small-town India a lot for a job from 2010-2012, and I was impressed by the energy I encountered in these places.
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