Combined with the fact that lithium can be recycled and reused indefinitely, this puts India in a prime position to benefit in a circular manner. Mining, processing, manufacturing and recycling can be done under the same ‘roof’ so to say and domestic stakeholders get to control the supply chain. Over time, when India starts producing 10 million EVs annually, the same amount of used EV battery packs will start getting recycled, this means the EV battery packs will become neutral as they are built out of recycled lithium.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/auto/news/end-of-indias-dependence-on-chinese-lithium-how-new-lithium-reserves-can-boost-electric-vehicle-adoption/articleshow/100095037.cms