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Aniket Netam

Aniket Netam

Research Scholar, Special Centre for National Security Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

Copper underpins India’s energy transition

While India achieved its goal of 510GW of installed power capacity by November 2025, it remains in the midst of large-scale urbanisation, industrialisation, rural electrification, and a massive renewable energy transition. Most current arguments focus on the availability of fuel sources to achieve the energy independence pathway; however, the focus should also shift toward critical …

Massive copper mine highlighting India’s dependence on imported copper for energy transition

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