China ka Rare Earth Magnet Ban: India par Sankat?
China ne rare earth magnets ke export par ban laga diya hai, aur iski vajah se India ki auto industry mein tension badh gayi hai. Rare earth magnets vehicles banane ke liye bahut zaroori hote hain. Agar supply band ho gayi toh production ruk sakta hai. Kya India is situation se nikal payega?
Kya Hai Rare Earth Magnet Masla?
China, rare earth magnets ka sabse bada producer hai. Unhone April 4 ko iske export par ban laga diya. Iska matlab hai ki Indian companies ko naya licence lena padega. Licence lene mein kam se kam 60 din lag sakte hain, aur koi guarantee nahi hai ki approval milega hi. Socho, 30 din ka supply bacha hai aur licence ke liye 60 din lag sakte hain – yeh toh badi problem hai!
Kyun Laga Ban?
China ne yeh ban US ke saath trade war ke chalte lagaya hai. China chahta hai ki rare earth magnets ka istemal military mein na ho aur yeh US ko na bheje jayen. Isliye, har importer ko application submit karna padega aur dikhana hoga ki woh magnets ka kya karenge.
Licence Lene ka Process
Naya licence lene ka process bahut hi mushkil hai. Indian supplier ko Directorate General of Foreign Trade ke through application karna hoga. Phir woh file Ministry of External Affairs ko jayegi. Uske baad, Chinese embassy New Delhi mein check karegi. Agar sab kuch sahi raha, toh Chinese supplier Ministry of Commerce, People’s Republic of China ko application bhejega. Is process mein 45 din lag sakte hain, aur approval ki koi guarantee nahi hai. Ab tak 30 applications submit kiye gaye hain, lekin kisi ko bhi approval nahi mila hai.
Auto Companies ka Reaction
SIAM aur ACMA, government se baat kar rahe hain ki licence process ko jaldi kiya jaye. Ek 50-member team China jaane wali thi, lekin woh visit abhi tak nahi ho payi hai.
Iska Impact Kya Hoga?
Gaurav Vangaal, associate director – light vehicle production forecasting for India at S&P Global Mobility, ka kehna hai ki situation abhi stable hai. Lekin agar yeh problem lambi chalti hai, toh production par asar pad sakta hai. Electric two-wheelers par sabse zyada asar padega kyunki unke motors rare earth magnets ke bina nahi chal sakte.
Bajaj Auto ke Rakesh Sharma ne kaha ki agar relief nahi mila, toh July mein production seriously impair ho sakta hai. TVS Motor Co. ne bhi kaha hai ki magnet availability ek badi challenge hai.
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. ne import application submit kiya hai, lekin unhone zyada details nahi di hain. Tata Motors Ltd. ko abhi tak koi immediate impact nahi dikh raha hai. Shailesh Chandra ne kaha ki woh government se support le rahe hain aur ummeed hai ki yeh problem jaldi solve ho jayegi.
Aage Kya Hoga?
Dekhte hain ki government aur auto companies is problem ko kaise solve karte hain. Agar licence process jaldi ho jata hai, toh shayad production par zyada asar na pade.
