India, Nov. 13 -- India faces acute vulnerabilities when it comes to critical minerals with limited domestic reserves, high import dependence (particularly on China, which supplies over half of India's imports), and an underdeveloped processing and refining sector, a new report titled "'Partnerships for Self-Reliance: Internationalising India's Critical Minerals Sector," by the Centre for Social and Economic Progress has cautioned.

The authors have recommended that India prioritise Global South partnerships to secure upstream access and co-develop value chains, particularly in Africa and Latin America. They have also suggested that India serve as a bridge -- linking Global North partners' technology and finance with Global South resource...