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India’s critical mineral challenge in a new global resource order
Mineral security is not just about access to resources but about control over value chains. India’s response must be strategic, not reactive.
The World Bank has made a volte-face on industrial policy. Southeast Asian countries will need to consider the new policy, but calibrate it across vastly different national contexts.
A system built on renewables introduces new risks, as critical bottlenecks shift to refining, processing, and mineral-supply chains.
Policy & Finance
Trump and Southeast Asia: When transactionalism undermines trust
The Trump Administration has broken with the tradition of pursuing its national interests in tandem with an emphasis on alliances and values. Southeast Asian countries will respond accordingly.
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