The event aimed to reduce reliance on China, which dominates rare-earth mining and processing, and to promote economic security through multilateral cooperation.
India is taking major steps to strengthen its rare earth minerals sector as part of a seven-year national mission aimed at reducing dependence on imports and building a resilient supply chain via State PSUs, said R Saravanabhavan, Deputy Adviser (Minerals), Niti Aayog.
"Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and I held talks in Tianjin. Myanmar is a vital pillar of India's Act East and Neighbourhood First Policies. We both agreed that there is immense scope to boost ties in areas like trade, connectivity, energy, rare earth mining and security," PM Modi said vi
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 22 (ANI): China is projecting that it is seriously promoting global energy transitions and low carbon development and is focussed on renewable energy projects but this is not factually correct.
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 29 (ANI): Illegal mining of rare earth minerals have surged in Myanmar's northern Kachin state on the Chinese border after the February 1 coup, local media reported.