By Abia Fathima, Research Officer, C3S 12th November, 2025, Wednesday Speakers : Dr. P.S. Srinivas, Dr. Frank N. Pieke, Sunil Rallan, TV Krishnamurthy Moderator : Commodore RS Vasan Others present : Annunthra Rangan, Senior Research Officer, Shilpa Susan John, Research Officer, Mary Sony K, Research Officer, Arul Braighta, Research Officer, Abia Fathima Part-time Research Officer The Chennai Centre for China Studies (C3S) conducted a closed door round-table discussion with Dr

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by Arul Braighta Arulanantham Image Courtesy : Adobe Stock Introduction: Beyond Resource Romance When Salvador Allende nationalized Chile's copper mines in 1971, the world watched a peripheral nation challenge the established order of resource extraction. U.S. multinationals retreated amid accusations of excessive profits, diplomatic pressure mounted, and Chile stood defiant declaring the expropriation a "Day of National Dignity." Half a century later, another resource drama

By Abia Fathima Image courtesy: The Hindu Abstract This article examines the geopolitics of the critical mineral supply chain, which is dominated by the People's Republic of China's structural control of midstream processing and refining, holding more than 90% of global rare earth separation capacity. Beijing's strategy was formalized in 2025 with the weaponisation of export controls, most notably by applying the Foreign Direct Product Rule to rare earth magnets, claiming ju