India expands global reach with MoUs for critical minerals

India is expanding its efforts to secure critical mineral resources, tapping new countries for tech on offshore mineral processing, through bilateral Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with 13 mineral-rich countries across South America, Africa, and Australia, as per a report in The Hindu.

This is part of a broader strategy to ensure resource security, including mineral supplies. India’s Mines Ministry is intensifying cooperation with three Asian countries—South Korea, Japan, and Israel—focusing on geology, exploration, and sharing expertise in processing critical minerals.

Activities have also picked up with the Ministry exploring the possibility of tapping into graphite resources in the neighbourhood, namely Sri Lanka; and coking coal and copper in the Central Asian nation of Mongolia, senior officials aware of the discussions.