
The FM is not the custodian of India’s energy policy. But in the absence of any such custodian I do not think it would be out of line for him to use his privileged access to the nation to galvanise government, corporates and civil society down the path of sustainable energy solutions. For, clearly, if such solutions are not found, the villagers of Binsar will not be alone in their disappointment.
The writer is chairman of the Shell Group in India. Views are personal