Indo-German Cooperation on Critical Minerals for Green Mobility

As India and Germany accelerate their mobility transitions, what opportunities exist for deeper cooperation on critical minerals?

Both countries are major automotive economies with limited domestic reserves of battery-critical minerals and growing exposure to supply chains concentrated in a small number of processing economies. At the same time, the policy challenge has expanded beyond securing supply to include demand management, recycling, circularity, and the retention of value across the mineral lifecycle.

India and Germany bring complementary strengths to this discussion. Germany has developed capabilities in processing technology, recycling infrastructure, and development finance, while India offers manufacturing scale, cost competitiveness, and a mobility transition shaped by mineral-efficient transport solutions, including two- and three-wheelers, buses, and shared mobility. Exploring how these strengths can be combined may help identify new pathways for resilient and sustainable industrial cooperation.

This webinar, organised in collaboration with the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), New Delhi, will present findings from a new CSEP research study and bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss supply security, circularity, demand management, and the institutional frameworks that could support long-term Indo-German engagement on critical minerals.

Presenters

Ganesh Sivamani Associate Fellow, Natural Resources, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), New Delhi

Karthik Bansal Associate Fellow, Natural Resources, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), New Delhi

Discussants

Dr. Matthias Buchert Head, Resources & Transport Division, Oeko-Institut, Darmstadt

Anindita Sinh Research Associate, Foreign Policy and Security Studies, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), New Delhi

Moderator

Johanna Sydow Head, International Environmental Policy Division, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin

Contact

Abhishek Chauhan
abhishek.chauhan@in.boell.org