Kashmir, which China, India and Pakistan hold from one end, has been living under occupation and persecution for years. The strategic region, whose population is mostly Muslim, has not lived its own destiny for a long time. Kashmir, which has become a favorite of vultures due to its underground and above-ground natural riches, is being tossed around without an owner.
LITHIUM RESERVES DISCOVERED IN KASHMIR
The Indian government announced earlier this year that lithium reserves were discovered in the Jammu and Kashmir region near the Pakistani border. After the discovery of lithium in the region, it was expected that India would speed up its work here and open the reserves to tender.
THE CLAIM OF "INDIA AGREED WITH ISRAEL"
According to Kashmiri sources, India has reached an agreement with Israel, one of its close partners in the commercial and military fields, to extract lithium reserves in the region. It was claimed that an Israeli firm was agreed with for the extraction of reserves located in Nichahama and Hangnikott regions in Jammu Kashmir, and that the agreement was built on the build-operate-transfer model. No statement has been made yet from India and Israel regarding the claim of regional sources.
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF LITHIUM?
Discovered by Johan August Arfwedson in 1817, lithium was considered important in the past due to its use in medicine and especially in neurology. However, the need for the use of lithium in high technologies that have developed recently has caused lithium to be given more importance in these areas. This increased the value and importance of lithium. Lithium; It is used in areas such as mobile devices, laptops, tablets, phones, station installations, GPS systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, precision guided weapons, hypersonic weapons, nuclear weapons, satellites, stealth aircraft, electric vehicles, batteries and computer chips. With the development and widespread use of technology, the value, importance and consumption of lithium is expected to increase even more.