Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the United States’ Smithsonian Institution conferred Woodrow Wilson Award for public service on Former President APJ Abdul Kalam. Ashok Kumar of Indianexpress.com talks to ‘People’s President’ on the occasion.How will the N-deal change the face of India?It is going to help our power sector. We need lots of power to keep the momentum of growth going to realize the dream of our more than one billion people.Will it (N-deal) readily solve our energy problems?It will not readily solve our energy problems. We need to tap other sources of power as well, like the renewable sources such as wind power, hydel-power, tidal power etc.How can the youth be the participants in the growth of our country?It needs a lot of vision. Though, participation of youth is happening but it requires more intensity.How many more years will it take for us to join the league of developed nations?By 2020 we will be a developed nation.
