Washington, Nov 23 (PTI) Ahead of his talks with US President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India needs a growth rate of eight to nine per cent to industrialise and get rid of chronic poverty and pitched for transfer of dual use technology to achieve that goal.
"We are a nuclear weapons state, but we are a responsible nuclear power. We have an impeccable record of not having contributed to unauthorised proliferation of these weapons of mass destruction," he said in an interview to CNN, aired minutes before he landed at the Andrews Air Force Base in the US on the first state visit of Obama Administration.
"I think, India does require greater consideration of the international community," he said when asked about the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal and its implementation.
India needs to industrialise and operate on the frontiers of modern science and technology, Singh said.
Dual use technology key to ending chronic poverty: PM
