The Framework was signed by External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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India and the United States on Tuesday, May 26 concluded a Framework on “Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths”.
The Framework was signed by External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. It aims to deepen India-U.S. cooperation across the critical minerals and rare earths supply chain, including mining, processing, recycling and related investments.
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Further, it seeks to strengthen resilient and diversified supply chains, while promoting collaboration in financing and effective management of critical minerals and rare earths scrap.
The signing of the Framework marks an important milestone in advancing the vision articulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump during the PM’s visit to Washington in February 2025.
The India-U.S. Joint Statement issued during the visit had underlined the strategic importance of critical minerals for emerging technologies and advanced manufacturing, and recognised secure and resilient supply chains for critical minerals as a shared strategic priority of both countries.
The Framework builds on continuing India-U.S. cooperation aimed at strengthening supply chain security in critical sectors. On February 20, India became a signatory to the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative. India also signed a Joint Statement on the “India-U.S. AI Opportunity Partnership” as a bilateral addendum to the Declaration.
Earlier, Jaishankar had also participated in the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on critical minerals hosted by Secretary Rubio in Washington on February 4.
India and the US are also partnering under the Forum on Resource Geostrategic Engagement (FORGE) initiative.
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