India's Critical Minerals Push: Bridging Supply and Demand Gap

Securing the materials behind India’s technology ambitions

The Sunday Guardian Live2026.03.28Updated 17d ago

On the demand side, India is emerging as a major consumer of clean energy technologies, electric mobility, electronics, and digital infrastructure. On the supply side, it remains heavily import dependent for processed rare earths and critical mineral products. Yet India is resource rich.

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India is rapidly expanding its clean energy and electronics sectors but relies heavily on imports for processed rare earths and critical minerals. Despite this dependency, India possesses substantial natural resources that could address supply shortages. Securing domestic mineral processing capacity is essential for technological independence.

Key topics:india critical minerals rare earths clean energy electronics manufacturing

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