EPISODE · Jun 24, 2026 · 24 MIN
Critical Minerals Partnerships
from All Things Policy · host Takshashila Institution
On May 26th, India and the US signed a bilateral critical minerals framework; the same day, the QUAD unveiled a $20 billion initiative spanning mining, processing and recycling of critical minerals. These join a growing list of critical mineral partnerships like the FORGE, Pax Silica, the bilateral TRUST and the Strategic Mineral Recovery Initiative.Shobhankita Reddy and Tannmay Baid, researchers in technology geopolitics at the Takshashila Institution, discuss a few ideas on operationalising these partnerships to ensure assured mineral flows, technology transfers and capacity-building to enable de-risking from China.Read the Hindustan Times op-ed: https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/lets-make-critical-minerals-deal-work-101780587561378.htmlAll Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru.Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/research-areasCheck out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
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On May 26th, India and the US signed a bilateral critical minerals framework; the same day, the QUAD unveiled a $20 billion initiative spanning mining, processing and recycling of critical minerals. These join a growing list of critical mineral partnerships like the FORGE, Pax Silica, the bilateral TRUST and the Strategic Mineral Recovery Initiative.Shobhankita Reddy and Tannmay Baid, researchers in technology geopolitics at the Takshashila Institution, discuss a few ideas on operationalising these partnerships to ensure assured mineral flows, technology transfers and capacity-building to enable de-risking from China.Read the Hindustan Times op-ed: https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/lets-make-critical-minerals-deal-work-101780587561378.htmlAll Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru.Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/research-areasCheck out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
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