India, Nov. 19 -- By Vishu Adhana

New Delhi [India] November 19 (ANI): India wants a separate chapter on critical minerals in the under negotiation Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Peru, Peruvian Ambassador Javier Manuel Paulinich Velarde told ANI on Wednesday, adding that Lima is studying the proposal.

"For India, these critical minerals are very important. They need it. They would like to have a separate chapter in our free trade agreement. We are studying this issue. But the most important thing is that we are willing to cooperate with India in this such an important good, critical minerals, because we have plenty of them to sell," Ambassador Velarde said.

He said that New Delhi has a "big opportunity" to acquire mining assets or sec...