Cracks have developed among the developing countries including the BASIC group on accepting legally binding emission cut at the climate change conference at Cancun in Mexico. The United States, India and China are not in favor of accepting a legally binding agreement, which is supported by other developed countries, and several nations within the G77 including African nations and Least Developed Countries. With the conference closing tomorrow, India has objected to raising the issue so late in the day. It has also said that currently it is important to concentrate on the Kyoto Protocol, which is the only legally binding treaty on climate change, but its future is uncertain since several countries want to abandon it.Speaking at an open meeting Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh told delegates that all countries must take on binding commitments under appropriate legal form. He indicated that India would not agree to any legally binding agreement until three things are clear – the content of legally binding, the penalty of non-compliance and the system of monitoring.