India-China Relation : To rein in China, India is making a new plan with Afghanistan. For this, both the countries are also strengthening their relations. India has also reopened its embassies for this. At the same time, India is also releasing millions of dollars of aid for Afghanistan. In return, Afghanistan will supply lithium as per India’s requirement. Lithium is needed a lot for electric vehicles, currently China has control over it.
Batteries and semiconductors are made from lithium. Afghanistan has a lot of lithium. Experts believe that Afghanistan has lithium worth $1 trillion. If India invests in Afghanistan, the Taliban government can help a lot in this. At the same time, China is also working very fast in Afghanistan regarding this.
China is still dominant
China is currently dominating the world in terms of lithium. It has invested billions of dollars in lithium mines from Chile to Australia. China supplies to India as well, and demands exorbitant prices. If India’s bet on Afghanistan is successful, it will be very good news. It is estimated that the demand for lithium in India will reach 56 thousand metric tonnes annually by the year 2030. Only if there is such a supply, will the demand for electric vehicles in India be able to be met.
Lithium is used in these things
Lithium is used in making mobile, laptop, electric vehicle and other chargeable batteries. Today, lithium is present in every chargeable electronic and battery operated gadget in the house. This is the reason why there is a huge demand for lithium all over the world. Apart from batteries, lithium is used in semiconductors, electronics, telecommunications and various industrial equipment.
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