Tue, Jun 10 02:49 AM
As the alarm over soaring oil prices and losses on Wall Street sent markets tumbling across Asia today - the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex tanked over 500 points, at one stage dipping even below 15,000 points before ending the day at 15,066 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh again pitched for the Indo-US nuclear deal, saying the country does not have the "luxury" of limiting energy options and that nuclear technology was essential for meeting national development goals and energy security.
"Our energy needs will continue to rise in the foreseeable future," Singh said while inaugurating a conference 'Towards a World Free of Nuclear Weapons' here.
Without referring to the nuclear deal which is facing stiff opposition from Left allies, Singh said "we do not have the luxury of limiting our options of energy sources."
He said the government wants to "create an international environment in which nuclear technology is used not for destructive purposes but for helping us meet our national development goals and our energy security."
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