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"I am appreciative of the US for support, but I am not beholden to any particular country for my support, which comes from a group that not only supported my candidature, but even fought for it," Dr Pachauri said in New Delhi
"I presume I am well-known in the US and I presume they felt that I was working... my support base is Asia, Russia, Central Asia and some Latin American countries," said Dr Pachauri, who defeated Robert T Watson, the incumbent, by a margin of 27 votes.
Dr Pachauri, who heads the Tata Energy Research Institute, said there was a strong sentiment that a candidate from a developing nation would lead to more focus on developing countries.
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