India can be key partner in diversifying critical mineral supply chains: US

India has the potential to be a key partner in diversifying critical mineral supply chains globally, a senior US official has said at a conference that discussed the potential and opportunities to advance the respective clean energy agendas of the two countries.

The one of its kind round table organised by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) along with Silverado Policy Accelerator and Principal to Principal Strategies (P2P) discussed fortifying both nations' economic interests.

The demand for key minerals, such as graphite, manganese, and lithium will continue to play a vital role in the electric vehicles (EV) space and will help India work towards its net zero vision in 2070, a statement said here.

The bilateral US-India energy relationship is one of the most consequential in the world India has the potential to be a key partner in diversifying critical mineral supply chains globally, US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt said at an ...