Setting the tone for India's stand on climate change ahead of multiple rounds of negotiations in the run-up to final Paris talks, PM Narendra Modi on Monday said the developed world should allow India to import nuclear fuel to produce clean energy instead of `lecturing' the country on low-carbon growth path. Asking the rich nations not to practice double standards while pursuing climate change issues, the PM said, “The world gives lecture on climate but if we tell them that we want to go on the nuclear energy path as it is a good way for environment protection and when we ask them to provide necessary fuel for nuclear energy , they refuse.“ He said India wants to opt for clean nuclear energy in a big way , but the developed nations tend to impose one rule or the other to scuttle the country's move towards low-carbon growth path. The remarks just days ahead of his visit to France assume significance as India has been in negotiations for a civil nuclear deal. Incidentally , the next climate talks are also scheduled for Paris in December when the world is expecting to sign a climate deal based on what the nations pledge for cutting their post-2020 emissions. Addressing a conference of state environment ministers, the PM lamented that India's culture of respecting Nature has not been sufficiently projected on the global arena, and the country is occasionally perceived to be a barrier in the global fight against climate change. Making the country's position clear, he said instead of being forced to follow parameters laid down by others (rich nations), India would lead the fight against climate change. “Everybody has come to believe that the world is concerned about climate change but India is posing hurdles ....We have grown up in a culture where Nature is worshipped like God and protecting nature is linked to humanity . “But, due to some reasons, maybe we have been ruled by others for centuries, we are inhibited in expressing our point of view. Till the time we gain confidence in ourselves, we will not be able deal with the problem,“ he said.