Rare-earth realpolitik: How India turned scarcity to leverage

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China’s dominance in rare earths, vital for electric vehicles (EVs), electronics, turbines, and defense, has long been a structural vulnerability for India. But New Delhi has arguably now turned that vulnerability into a strategic advantage. During Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent visit to India, Beijing pledged to address India’s rare-earth needs, just weeks before […]The post Rare-earth realpolitik: How India turned scarcity to leverage appeared first on Asia Times.