Ansary, Sahil and Sahu, Mili
Trade to strategy: Critical minerals and India-EU ‘Mother of all deals’
- Third Concept
- 40(472), Jun, 2026: p.7-11
This article examines the transformation of India-European union (EU) relations from a trade citric framework to a strategic economic partnership, with critical minerals at its core. It argues that disruptions coursed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ukraine war, and supply chain vulnerabilities have elevated critical minerals as key instruments of geo-economics statecraft. – Reproduced