India-Central Asia rare earth collaboration may change cooperation trajectory

By Dr Chandan KumarNew Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Deemed as crucial for India, all five Central Asian countries are abundantly endowed with natural and mineral resources. Kazakhstan possesses large, commercially viable quantities of various minerals including coal, oil, gas, uranium, gold, lead, zinc, iron ore, tin, copper, manganese, chromite, bauxite, and more.

Turkmenistan holds the world's fourth-largest natural ga