‘Useful two days’: What Jaishankar discussed with Rubio and at Critical Minerals Meet in Washington
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial in Washington DC, highlighting India’s National Critical Minerals Mission, Rare Earth Corridors, and support for the FORGE initiative. On the sidelines, he met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, discussing early bilateral mechanisms, the Trump–Modi trade deal, and ways for democracies to boost economic opportunities and energy security.