Towards this goal of global good, Kakodkar in his 16-minute address, said, "Thorium offers a very important and attractive solution from this perspective and we urge the Agency and its members to give serious consideration of the possibilities offered by the thorium route." It may be noted that India is the only country in the world that is hedging its future nuclear capacity on thorium because the country has a limited supply of uranium ore.

Taking cues from President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's vision of India's future energy requirements, Kakodkar said, "Thorium utilisation is the long-term core objective of the Indian nuclear programme for providing energy independence on a sustainable basis."

Kakodkar also emphasised that "India considers a closed nuclear fuel cycle of crucial importance for implementation of its three stage nuclear power programme" which essentially means that utilisation of spent nuclear fuel and re-processing technologies are deeply ingrained in India's future nuclear strategy emphasising that "this is central to India's vision of energy security and the government is committed to its full realisation through development and deployment of technologies pertaining to all aspects of a closed nuclear fuel cycle."