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India seeks to secure critical mineral resources in race for lithium New Delhi pushes for exploration in Latin America and Africa and auctions domestic mining blocks Lithium metal ore in the form of rocks. Lithium, a critical component for EV batteries, has been found in Jammu and Kashmir and the central state Chhattisgarh © Pallava Bagla/Getty Images India seeks to secure critical mineral resources in race for lithium on x (opens in a new window) India seeks to secure critical mineral resources in race for lithium on facebook (opens in a new window) India seeks to secure critical mineral resources in race for lithium on linkedin (opens in a new window) India seeks to secure critical mineral resources in race for lithium on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Save John Reed in New Delhi, Ciara Nugent in Buenos Aires and Harry Dempsey in London 11 HOURS AGO 4 Print this page Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Indian business & finance myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. India is seeking to shore up its access to critical minerals such as lithium, a government official said, as the world’s most populous country rushes to catch up with rivals including China in the race to build next-generation energy supply chains. New Delhi is pushing state-owned mining groups to pursue mineral reserves in South America and Africa as well as inviting bids to develop domestic mining blocks as it seeks to expand industries such as electric vehicles and renewables, where Beijing has a commanding lead.