Can India Break the Cycle? Modi’s Call to Turn Raw Materials into National Wealth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought into focus raw material security as a national priority, threatening that India's current trend of exporting minerals and importing finished products is "unacceptable." Addressing the Make in Odisha Conclave, Modi stressed the need to change course from raw material exports to developing strong domestic value chains, particularly in mineral-rich states such as Odisha.

 

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Sources: Hindustan Times, Business Standard, Economic Times Energy