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Saran uses N-stick to tackle rich polluters

Former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran knows more than a thing or two about tough negotiations. Considered a key player in hammering out the Indo-US nuclear deal, he knows there's a long road ahead in his new assignment as the Government's point man on climate change. It's most natural, therefore, that as he draws out a "national action plan,' he draws parallels between the rich, polluter nations and the nuclear club governed by the international politics of NPT.