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TopicKey minerals

Topic: key minerals

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The geopolitical weaponization of rare earth elements

US & Ukraine sign key minerals deal after months of bitter negotiations. What it includes

Deal was to be signed by February end but was postponed following an explosive meeting between US President Donald Trump & Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at White House.

CSIR-IMMT & KABIL team up for critical mineral exploration

It will also facilitate joint research and expedite the sharing of scientific information between the two parties, according to a statement.

G7 environmental ministers to adopt plan for key minerals’ stable supply, Yomiuri reports

Japanese industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura is considering proposing plan for minerals, integral for battery electric vehicle motors, to strengthen economic security.

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Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.