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To ramp up domestic battery manufacturing capacity and reduce the dependence on imports, the government has initiated talks with a few lithium-rich countries to supply the mineral to Indian companies, industry sources informed Business Standard.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) held a meeting with the ambassadors of countries, including Arge¬ntina, Ch¬ile, and Bolivia, am¬ong others, to put forth its request.
“The government can facilitate country-level issues which private companies cannot address at their level. This will help speed up processes,” said a person in the know.
India has an estimated requirement of about 80,000-140,000 tonnes of lithium — ‘white gold’
