President Kalam seeks ‘Energy Independence’

Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam’s Independence Day eve speech combined the vision of a statesman with that of a scientist. The defining theme of his speech was self-sufficiency in the energy sector.

He called for a new nuclear energy policy, which will enable India to achieve total “Energy Independence” within the next 25 years.

Dr Kalam was well-prepared with a set of graphics, facts and figures, to drive home his argument that India needs to use more solar, hydro and nuclear energy, as oil imports were not only very expensive but a depleting source.

NDTV