India’s critical minerals duty cut: welcome but more to be done for its battery supply chain

India has exempted 25 critical minerals including key battery metals from import duties to support the country’s electric vehicle (EV) sector, but more needs to be done on its upstream and midstream front to lift its domestic EV battery supply chain. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman exempted custom duties on lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper and other […]