India, US strike critical minerals deal: What’s in it, why does it matter?
India and the United States have signed a framework agreement to secure supplies of critical minerals and rare earths, including their mining and processing, according to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and the US embassy in India...
“Both the US and India have been exploring mineral assets around the world – for example, India has been looking at partnerships in South America, Africa and Australia, while the US has also been engaging in these regions,” Aditya Ramji, an energy and development economist at UC Davis’s Global South Center for Clean Transportation, told Al Jazeera.