Vaishnaw Attends Critical Minerals Meet in Washington, Meets US Treasury Secy

• Ashwini Vaishnaw participated in a critical minerals meeting hosted by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington, D.C.
• The meeting, attended by G7 finance ministers and invited countries like India and Australia, focused on "derisking" and "decoupling."
• Vaishnaw emphasized the importance of strengthening critical mineral supply chains for India's manufacturing and electronics sectors.
• Securing critical minerals is a top priority for the US due to reliance on foreign powers' mineral production.
• China leads in refining most critical minerals, controlling about 70% of the market and vital material component supply chains.

Why It Matters: India's Ashwini Vaishnaw joined a critical minerals meeting in Washington to boost supply chain resilience.