China Eases Rare Earths Export Restrictions on India Ahead of Modi Visit

In a move with far-reaching implications for global supply chains and global diplomacy, China has lifted its export restrictions on rare earths to India. The monumental decision also includes key commodities like fertilizers and tunnel boring machines, and follows high-level talks between Indian External Affairs Minister S.

Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who assured New Delhi that shipments of the previously restricted items had already resumed. Relations between India and China have not really been the best in recent years, but…