Easing of rare earths bottlenecks may clear way for Indian electronics firms

The electronics industry, arguably the biggest Make-in-India success story, could get a sustainable competitive edge globally on unexpected support from an otherwise strategic rival: China.

Beijing’s move to ease export curbs on rare earth metals and critical minerals removes a critical input-supplies bottleneck for items such as electric cars, laptops, handphones, gaming consoles, or instruments with embedded software and display, industry executives told ET.