The minerals that Pakistan purports to offer to the US are either in quantities too small to matter, of a type that the US does not need, or would be much more easily sourced from other partners.
Co-development of rare earths topped Takaichi’s talks with Trump last week. During his Tokyo visit, both nations signed a framework to secure supplies and counter China’s dominance.
China built its mineral empire with foresight. The US is reacting with tariffs. And emerging powers like India are stepping in with strategic steps toward autonomy.
ThePrint Explorer looks at the significance of rare earths, how China rose to dominate the industry, and the US's efforts to claim control over these critical elements.
Barring a few, India 100% dependent on imports for most of the listed minerals, which find use in high-tech electronics, telecommunications, transport and defence.
China’s resource diplomacy has been shaping individual and multilateral initiatives globally. But in the past few years, its monopoly has been declining.
A new report by US cybersecurity firm Mandiant says pro-China group Dragonbridge is using ‘nuanced tactics’ against firms like Lynas, Appia, and USA Rare Earth.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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