India’s Rare-Earth Push: Building Strategic Independence Beyond Semiconductors - Times Kuwait

Not an embargo: China is using the pen to control rare-earth supply

Everyone is watching for a mineral blockade. The more powerful instrument is quieter, smarter and already in use — and India needs to learn how to survive it.

India’s rare-earth push: Building strategic independence beyond semiconductors - Times Kuwait

The next big industrial story in India may not be found inside a semiconductor clean room. It could be hidden inside something much smaller: a permanent magnet. These compact components are essential to the motors of electric vehicles, wind turbines, advanced electronics, aerospace platforms and defence systems. Their importance has grown alongside the global shift … The post India’s rare-earth push: Building strategic independence beyond semico…