Copenhagen:
The climate change talks in Copenhagen have virtually collapsed, and with heads of state - including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh - due at the meet on Thursday, an agreement seems almost impossible.
In a day full of drama, police on Wednesday fired tear gas on hundreds of protesters who were unhappy with the deadlock and being denied access to the venue.
And even as the city of Copenhagen battled snow and raging protests, inside Bella Centre, preparations were on to welcome heads of state, many of whom have begun arriving.
The crucial question being asked though is - what are they here for? There is no agreed text on the table and every nation trying to protest its own interest.
As activists vented their anger outside the centre, tempers flared within as negotiators were in uproar over the appearance of yet another Danish text. Under attack the Danish Prime Minister took over as president of the summit from minister Connie Hedegaard.
Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has talked about two drafts being on the table. India and China has raised objections, concerned about the manner in which things have been done.
"There are still many issues of concern, still differences, and there are still parts or content that we have put in square brackets for further decision, and to complete all that work is quite challenging in just two days," said Yu Qingtai, China's special representative for climate change negotiations.
The rich nations say globally, emissions must peak in the next decade and decline by 50 per cent by 2050 if we want to keep temperature rise under 2 degrees Celsius.
But the developing world rejects the concept of peaking year arguing that it will impact growth.
The European Union says it is willing to cut up to 30 per cent by 2020, but wants to see more from the US and China, who have not budged on their offers. However, the developing nations are strictly opposed to legally binding cuts. They say domestic commitments have been made already.
The developed world wants more transparency and wants the developing nations to allow scrutiny to verify cuts. But the developing nations have said no to MRV for unsupported actions.
The biggest stumbling block is what becomes of the Kyoto Protocol. The developing world sees Kyoto as a cornerstone for climate talks, but the developed world wants to scrap it and even two days before the grand finale no one knows whether it will get a new lease of life or not.