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Will US-led ‘Pax Silica’ shore up minerals supply chains and counter China’s dominance?
The Trump administration aims to secure critical mineral supplies by reducing dependency on vulnerable global supply chains. Efforts focus on obtaining essential materials from various nations includi...
CISC Underscores Strategic Importance of Critical Minerals For Defence Preparedness And Viksit Bharat 2047
The Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) in collaboration with IP Bazzaar held a closed-door roundtable discussion, Tech Talk, on 'Minerals That Matter: Geopolitics, Sovereignty & Value Chai...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent Invites India, Australia To G7 Critical Minerals Summit
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent invited India and Australia to attend the G7 finance ministers' meeting focused on securing critical minerals supply. The inclusion of these two countries highlig...
Tennessee Smelting Facility to Reduce U.S. Critical Mineral Dependency on China
A smelting facility in Tennessee aims to decrease the United States' reliance on China for critical minerals used in manufacturing advanced technology and defense equipment....
Geopolitical Overview: The Race (Pentagon's) for Essential Critical Minerals
A review discussing the increasing competition and strategic focus of the Pentagon on obtaining critical minerals essential for advanced technology and defense industries....
Ferro Alloys Producer IMFA Eyes Critical Minerals Foray
Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys (IMFA), based in Odisha, plans to enter the critical minerals market amid national efforts to secure supplies crucial for advanced technologies like electric vehicles an...
Australia must make the most of the US’s critical-minerals pivot
The U.S. has sent clear strategic signals regarding critical minerals that align with Australian interests. The challenge for Australia now lies in translating this strategic alignment into actionable...
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Joins US-Hosted Critical Minerals Summit
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw of India participated in a Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting hosted by the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington DC on 13 January 2026. The event gather...
Behind the Venezuela crisis, a US-China tussle over critical minerals
The crisis in Venezuela includes a struggle for control over critical minerals beyond just oil reserves. Both China and the U.S., alongside other resource-hungry nations, are involved in securing acce...
Zoltán Fehér in The Nightly
On October 29th, 2025, Zoltán Fehér, a Global China Hub nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council, was featured in an article by Australian newspaper The Nightly discussing the coordination among G7 ...