India seeks critical mineral agreement with United States


India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal takes part at the panel discussion "Trade: Now what?" during the World Economic Forum 2022 (WEF) in the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

NEW DELHI: India’s trade minister has said the country has sought a critical mineral partnership agreement with the United States as he hopes for talks on a broader trade pact between the two nations.

“I had suggested that critical mineral memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be converted to a critical mineral partnership and become a starting point to become a free trade agreement,” Piyush Goyal told reporters at a press briefing in New Delhi.

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