Strategic Imperatives of India’s Critical Minerals Pact with Brazil: Countering Chinese Dominance in Rare Earth Supply Chains

Abstract India activates strategic diversification through the Memorandum of Understanding on Rare Earth Minerals and Critical Minerals with Brazil, signed February 21, 2026, amid China‘s entrenched control over 90% of global Rare Earth Elements processing capacity. Bayesian posteriors assign 85% probability to cascading supply disruptions if India sustains 80-90% import reliance on China for Rare … Leggi tutto Strategic Imperatives of India’s Critical Minerals Pact with Brazil: Countering Chinese Dominance in Rare Earth Supply Chains