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Washington: Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw took part in a high-level

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Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting hosted by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington on Tuesday (local time).

The meeting brought together finance and economy ministers from major global economies to deliberate on strategies aimed at securing and diversifying supply chains for critical minerals, with a particular focus on rare earth elements.

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Participated in the Critical Minerals Ministerial Meeting hosted by Treasury Secretary @SecScottBessent
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Strengthening critical mineral supply chains is vital to enhancing the resilience of India’s manufacturing capabilities and rapidly growing electronics sector. https://t.co/I0944K8u8N
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— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) January 13, 2026
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The Secretary of the Treasury, in a post on X, said, “At today’s Finance Ministerial hosted by the @USTreasury, I was pleased to hear a strong, shared desire to quickly address key vulnerabilities in critical minerals supply chains. I am optimistic that nations will pursue prudent derisking over decoupling and understand well the need for decisive action.”

According to the US Department of the Treasury, the discussions centred on addressing vulnerabilities in global critical mineral supply chains, which have become increasingly concentrated and susceptible to disruption and manipulation. Secretary Bessent emphasised the need for coordinated international action to build resilient, secure, and diversified supply networks.

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The United States highlighted ongoing and planned investments aimed at strengthening its critical minerals ecosystem.

The ministerial meeting saw participation from senior leaders, including Treasurer of Australia, Jim Chalmers; Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Energy of France, Roland Lescure; Minister of Finance of Canada, Francois-Philippe Champagne; European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity and Commissioner for Implementation and Simplification, Valdis Dombrovskis; Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance of Germany, Lars Klingbeil.

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Also present were Italy’s Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, Mexico’s Finance Secretary Edgar Amador Zamora, South Korea’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Yun-Cheol Koo and Chancellor of the Exchequer of the UK Rachel Reeves. Senior US officials, including US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Chairman of Export-Import Bank of the US John Jovanovic and JPMorgan Managing Director Jay Horine, also contributed to discussions on priority areas.

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Ashwini Vaishnaw attends US-led Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting to strengthen global supply chains

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