Critical minerals, strategic stakes: Inside India's bid to break China's supply chain stranglehold
India and the US have inked a pact to secure critical mineral supplies, bolstering a broader Quad initiative aiming to invest $20 billion in mining and processing. This move aims to counter China's dominance in rare earths, crucial for clean energy and defens…
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India and the US have inked a pact to secure critical mineral supplies, bolstering a broader Quad initiative aiming to invest $20 billion in mining and processing. This move aims to counter China's dominance in rare earths, crucial for clean energy and defens…
On May 26, on the sidelines of the Quad foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, India and the United States signed a bilateral framework to secure the supply of critical minerals and rare earths.The…
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