India has now been extended an open invitation to tap into this potential — a move that could dramatically reshape the entire supply chain.
New Delhi: The Xi Jinping-led Chinese government has gained the upper hand over the United States in the ongoing trade war, largely because of its dominance in the rare earth industry. This dominance extends across production, processing, and high-end product manufacturing, effectively giving China control over the entire rare earth supply chain. However, it is important to note that Afghanistan is the only country that can break China’s monopoly. Unfortunately, this massive potential of Afghanistan remained untapped so far.
Previously, many surveys had suggested that Afghanistan possesses a massive and largely unexplored reserve of rare earth eleme