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- India and Myanmar are deepening cooperation in rare earth mining, with India's Ambassador Abhay Thakur announcing growing bilateral collaboration at a mining forum in Mandalay.
- Two Indian delegations on rare earths and critical minerals visited Myanmar in December 2024 and February 2026, and the issue came up during Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing's visit to India in May-June.
- New Delhi is seeking alternative supplies of rare earths, a strategic resource tightly controlled by China, and nearly half the world's heavy rare earths come from Myanmar's Kachin state before being shipped to China for processing.
- Several Indian firms, including IREL and NTPC Mining, attended the forum as India pursues what Thakur called win-win opportunities in the sector.
What to watch next
- Whether discussions with the Kachin Independence Army, which controls Myanmar's main mining hubs, lead to actual sample collection and transportation deals
- Any formal agreements or contracts between Indian firms like IREL and Midwest Advanced Materials and Myanmar counterparts
- Follow-up outcomes from Min Aung Hlaing's May-June visit to India on critical minerals cooperation
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Named India · Myanmar (Burma) · China · Abhay Thakur · Himadri Specialty · IREL · Jai Puri Holdings · Kachin Independence Army · Mandalay · Midwest Advanced Materials · Min Aung Hlaing · Myanmar · NTPC Mining
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