US EditionAshwini Vaishnaw Arrives in Washington for US-Hosted Critical Minerals Meeting
The meeting aims to reduce reliance on hostile foreign powers as China holds about 70% market share in refining key minerals, officials said.
- On Sunday, Ashwini Vaishnaw, India's Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, arrived in Washington DC to attend a critical minerals meeting hosted by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
- The Trump administration says securing critical minerals and rare earths is a top priority tied to national and economic security, advancing this by convening finance ministers under US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
- IEA data show China dominates refining with around 70 per cent market share and controls supply chains for manganese sulphate and phosphoric acid.
- Vaishnaw said securing supply chains is essential for `Viksit Bharat` and will participate in the Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting tomorrow, signaling immediate Indian engagement.
- The meeting brings together G7 members and the European Union, and media reports say invited partners include India and Australia, expanding the ministerial’s multilateral scope.
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Scott Bessent hosts Australia, India, and G7 to talk critical minerals
The United States brought together the Group of Seven countries, as well as Australia and India, in Washington, D.C., to discuss critical minerals Monday amid China’s continued chokehold on the sector. In a statement, the Treasury Department said that Secretary Scott Bessent “expressed his optimism that nations will pursue prudent derisking over decoupling, and that they understand well the need to remedy current deficiencies in critical minera…
Bessent Says Australia, India Invited to G7 Meeting on Critical Minerals
SAVAGE, Minnesota—U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Australia and several other countries would join a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies that he is hosting in Washington on Monday to discuss critical minerals. Bessent said he had been pressing for a separate meeting on the issue since last summer’s summit of G7 leaders, and finance ministers had already held a virtual meeting in December. India was …
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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw arrives in US, to participate in Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting
Vaishnaw arrived in Washington, DC, and emphasised that securing critical mineral supply chains is vital for India's goal of Viksit Bharat.
Ashwini Vaishnaw arrives in Washington for US-hosted critical minerals meeting
Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw arrived in Washington DC on Sunday to participate in a critical minerals meeting hosted by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Global Tug of War: Securing Critical Minerals
Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw attends a pivotal meeting in Washington, DC, hosted by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the G7 finance ministers, focusing on securing critical mineral supply chains. The discussion highlights the geopolitical importance of minerals dominated by China, vital to global economic security.
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