Nandakumar Janardhanan is research manager for climate and energy, and South Asia regional coordinator at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan.
Good reasons why India needs more time than other large greenhouse gas emitters

Narendra Modi delivers a speech at COP26 in Glasgow on Nov. 2: India's declaration of 2070 as the net-zero target year is both cautious and optimistic. © Reuters
Nandakumar Janardhanan is research manager for climate and energy, and South Asia regional coordinator at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan.