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The Great Game in rare earths
Hindustan Times West UP
|October 13, 2025
Critical and rare earth minerals need global regulations; national missions can help avoid being at the mercy of an OPEC-like body
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‘S President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100% additional tariffs on China after the latter tightened export controls on rare earth minerals that are essential to the production of a range of goods, across areas of utility — from daily consumption to frontier technology.
This story is from the October 13, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times West UP.
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