Quad Summit 2026: Jaishankar, Rubio Sign Historic India-U.S. Critical Minerals Framework in New Delhi
Quad Summit 2026: Jaishankar, Rubio Sign Historic India-U.S. Critical Minerals Framework in New Delhi New Delhi — In a major diplomatic and economic breakthrough, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio have officially signed the India-U.S. Critical Minerals Framework. The landmark bilateral agreement was sealed on the sidelines of the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting chaired by India. Alongside counterparts Penny Wong of Australia and Toshimitsu Motegi of Japan, the diplomats met against the backdrop of rising global supply chain vulnerabilities and expanding geopolitical posturing in the Indo-Pacific Breaking Monopolies: What the Bilateral Deal Means The newly signed India-U.S. framework aims to build comprehensive, end-to-end cooperation across the highly sensitive critical minerals and rare earth elements (REE) sectors. "We are today signing a bilateral India-US framework on securing supplies of mining and pr...