Goa, Jan. 13 -- ROBIN ROY

War for earth or rather land has passed. Modern day warfare is going to be all about rare earths. Some 17 REEs-with like neo dymium, dysprosium, sa marium and terbium-will be responsible for driving the new world in the days to come. RREs are found in the motor of the electric vehi cle, the guidance systems of an F-35 fighter jet, the lens es of one's iPhone! Even as the demand has broken all new records, sup ply is concentrated only in a few countries. China cur rently controls more than 70 per cent of global mining of these elements, and over 90 per cent of their process ing. After China launched a major export controls on key rare earths and pro cessing technologies late in 2025, ahead of President Xi Jinping...