Pranay Kotasthane on the Political Economy of Rare Earths and Critical Minerals

Today my guest is Pranay Kotasthane who is the deputy director of the Takshashila Institution and chairs the High Tech Geopolitics Programme . Pranay co-writes Anticipating the Unintended, a newsletter on public policy ideas and frameworks, and co-hosts Puliyabaazi , a popular Hindi-Urdu podcast on politics, policy, and technology. He is the co-author of - Missing in Action: Why Should You Care About Public Policy , When the Chips are Down , and the graphic nonfiction narrative We, the Citizens . We spoke about rare earths and critical minerals, China's dominance, the gap between India's ambitions and opportunities, the potential for recycling, and much and more. Recorded February 2nd, 2026. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links. Learn more about The 1991 Fellowship . Connect with Ideas of India

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Pranay Kotasthane on the Political Economy of Rare Earths and Critical Minerals is an episode from Ideas of India by Shruti Rajagopalan.

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This episode was published on Feb 26, 2026.

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