Indo-German Cooperation on Critical Minerals for Green Mobility: From Supply Security to Strategic Demand Management
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, jointly organised by the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, 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.
The Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) is an independent, public policy think tank with a mandate to conduct research and analysis on critical issues facing India and the world and help shape policies that advance sustainable growth and development.