As India rises in critical minerals race, can it dent China’s dominance?
A new India-US pact on critical minerals has put the spotlight on New Delhi’s potential as an alternative to China, but analysts say despite the country’s significant resources, it is unlikely to dent Beijing’s dominance in the sector any time soon...
Aditya Ramji, director of the Global South Clean Transportation Centre at the University of California, Davis, said India was a good strategic partner for Washington because it offered market scale for technologies requiring mineral inputs, and had technological and research capability.