New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- As global powers race to secure Africa's vast reserves of critical minerals, India is positioning itself as a partner committed to fair, inclusive, and sustainable growth across the continent, IOL reported.

At the 20th CII India-Africa Business Conclave, Sevala Naik Mude, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, emphasised India's collaborative approach, rather than extracting Africa's critical minerals, which are vital for the global clean energy transition.

He stressed that Africa's mineral wealth "belongs first and foremost to Africa," and India's focus is on partnership, not extraction.

Mude said that India-Africa relations have grown steadily over the past two decades, with trade rising from ...