China's Six-Decade Campaign to Dominate Rare Earths
Explore China's strategic, decades-long plan to control the global supply of rare earth elements, crucial for modern tech and defense. Understand the geopolitical implications.
Explore China's strategic, decades-long plan to control the global supply of rare earth elements, crucial for modern tech and defense. Understand the geopolitical implications.
A US startup, Noveon Magnetics, is pioneering a method to recycle rare earth magnets, aiming to reduce global dependence on China's supply chain. Discover how this innovation could reshape geopolitics and clean energy.
India holds the world's 3rd largest rare earth reserves but contributes less than 1% to global production. A new report highlights the gap and China's dominance. Read more.
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India's top electric bus and truck manufacturers plan to request a one-year extension on import exemptions for rare earth magnet motors under the PM E-Drive scheme, citing persistent supply disruptions from China. Read more.
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A new report shatters the illusion of China's economic resilience, revealing a deepening structural crisis driven by debt, property collapse, and demographic decline. What does this mean for global markets? Read the full analysis.
China's 2025 export ban on rare-earth magnets exposed India's auto sector vulnerability. Discover how companies and the government are building resilient supply chains for 2026.
Indian travel YouTuber Anant Mittal was detained for 15 hours by Chinese immigration after calling Arunachal Pradesh 'India'. The incident highlights risks for Indians in China. Read the full story.
A new Pentagon report to US Congress reveals China now treats Arunachal Pradesh as a 'core interest' like Taiwan, amid deepening China-Pakistan military ties. Read the full analysis.
A bus-sized asteroid made a safe, tracked flyby of Earth on 22 December 2025. NASA confirms no risk, highlighting routine monitoring of near-Earth objects. Read details.
China officially launches its online visa application system in India today, simplifying the process for tourists, business travelers, and students. Learn how to apply and what it means for India-China travel.
New research shows Earth's atmosphere is slowly sending water and minerals to the Moon via magnetic highways. This turns lunar soil into a priceless archive of our planet's history. Read more!
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India launches a ₹7,280-crore subsidy scheme to build domestic rare earth magnet plants, reducing reliance on China. Learn how the incentives work and its impact on defence, EVs, and renewables.
German offshore wind firms explore India as an alternative source for rare earth magnets, crucial for turbines, to reduce dependence on China. India's manufacturing push could meet global demand.
India is pursuing a dual strategy to secure its rare earth supply chain, combining domestic mining and recycling. This approach is crucial for building resilience and meeting soaring global demand. Read the expert analysis.
Military tensions between China and Japan escalate as Chinese jets lock onto Japanese aircraft. This could disrupt the critical rare earths supply chain, impacting global tech and EV sectors. Read the full analysis.
India's EV ambitions face a supply chain crisis, relying 100% on imports for crucial rare earth magnets. Learn about the hurdles and the strategic path to self-reliance.
Chinese magnet makers are tweaking formulas and embedding products in motors to legally bypass Beijing's export restrictions, maintaining crucial supplies to Western industries. Discover the strategies and geopolitical tensions.
India now produces rare-earth metals but still imports advanced magnets from China. This structural vulnerability in EV and green tech supply chains demands a strategic, wide-angle policy response. Read the analysis.
India launches Rs 7,280 crore scheme to boost rare earth magnet manufacturing, reducing 90% dependence on China. Learn how this impacts EVs, defense and renewable energy sectors.
Indian government approves massive incentive scheme to establish domestic rare earth magnet manufacturing capacity, aiming to end China's 90% global stranglehold by 2027-28. Read how this impacts auto, defense sectors.
India launches ₹7,280 crore scheme for rare earth magnet production while emphasizing recycling and diplomacy to counter China's supply dominance. Read about India's strategic approach.
India launches ₹7,280 crore incentive scheme to manufacture 6,000 tonnes of rare earth magnets annually, reducing dependence on Chinese imports for automotive and defense sectors.
Explore how China's decades-long investment in rare earth elements gives Beijing crucial leverage in trade disputes with Washington and global markets. Discover the geopolitical implications.
US President Donald Trump reveals he pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping to accelerate agricultural purchases. Beijing agrees as trade talks continue amid rising China-Japan tensions over Taiwan.
China's export controls on minerals vital for semiconductors and green tech expose Western supply chain vulnerabilities. Discover why diversification is slow and what it means for the energy transition.
India's permanent magnet imports from China dropped 56% in FY26 first half as automakers pivot to alternatives. Industry sees no turning back from supply chain de-risking strategy.
The failure of Australian company Peak Rare Earths to develop Tanzania's mine reveals China's strategic control over critical minerals. Learn how Western efforts collapsed.