Maldives: Maldives Leader Views Island Nation on Front Line of Fight to Mitigate Climate Change.

Section: General News - The leader of the country perhaps most threatened by climate change is calling for India to take a leading role at an upcoming crucial global summit on the topic.

The President of the Maldives, an island nation threatened by rising ocean levels, is expressing hope its neighbor, India, can help bring about an international agreement to mitigate the effects of carbon emissions.

President Mohamed Nasheed has been giving speeches in the Indian capital ahead of the United Nations' climate change convention in December. He says India, taking its place as a world power, should lead other nations in renewable energy.

The Copenhagen talks are …