Opinion: Why India Isn't Mining Its Vast Gold Reserves

Shashi Tharoor's opinion piece questions why India, despite sitting on 500 million tons of gold ore, mines very little annually and instead imports hundreds of tons, draining foreign exchange reserves.

9 Apr, 11:05 — 9 Apr, 11:05

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Opinion: Opinion | India Sits Atop 500 Million Tons Of Gold Ore. Why Isn't It Being Mined? - By Shashi Tharoor

We mine a pittance - barely one and a half tons a year - while draining our foreign exchange reserves to import hundreds of tons annually from mines in Australia, Ghana, and Peru.

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Opinion: Opinion | India Sits Atop 500 Million Tons Of Gold Ore. Why Isn't It Being Mined? - By Shashi Tharoor

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