Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: India has significantly expanded its global outreach to secure supplies of critical minerals and strengthen semiconductor supply chains, signing partnerships with 24 countries while holding negotiations with 11 others over the past two years.
The initiative forms part of the government’s broader strategy to reduce dependence on concentrated supply sources and ensure long-term access to minerals essential for clean energy, electric vehicles (EVs), advanced manufacturing, defence, and semiconductor production.
According to the Ministry of Mines, India has developed a strategic network spanning North America, Europe, Africa, West Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia.
The approach extends beyond sourcing raw materials and includes cooperation in mineral exploration, mining, processing, technology transfer, investment, and resilient supply chains.
India has already established cooperation frameworks with countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Namibia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Vietnam, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Russia.
These partnerships cover a wide range of strategic resources such as lithium, cobalt, copper, rare earth elements, and other critical minerals, alongside collaboration in semiconductor technologies, energy security, and investment.
At the same time, India is in discussions with countries including Chile, Peru, Zambia, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Myanmar, and Indonesia to expand cooperation in lithium, copper, rare earths, and other strategic mineral resources.
