Experts stress on private sector role in critical minerals

Greater private sector participation will be essential for expanding India’s exploration of critical minerals and strengthening supply chains for emerging technologies, experts said at a roundtable discussion held in the capital on Friday.

- MIR UMAR

The discussion brought together diplomats, policymakers and industry representatives to examine the opportunities and constraints shaping private sector involvement in the sector.

As the world moves toward sustainable energy, critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, graphite, and rare earth elements have become strategically important. Global geoeconomics and geopolitics are increasingly being shaped by control over these resources.