In his latest Security Nexus Perspective, DKI APCSS professor Shyam Tekwani examines India’s critical minerals strategy and its implications for U.S.-India defense cooperation. The paper highlights India’s efforts to achieve industrial sovereignty through its National Critical Mineral Mission and explores the challenges of dependency, environmental impact, and federal governance. Tekwani emphasizes the importance of converting mineral wealth into sovereign industrial capacity to deepen defense collaboration and address strategic vulnerabilities.

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