India, Aug. 6 -- India and Russia are actively exploring opportunities in rare earth and critical minerals, as well as coal gasification and cooperation in aluminium and fertiliser sourcing, despite the US imposing punitive tariffs on Indian goods for doing business with Moscow.

Indi and Russian officials on Wednesday held the 11th session of the working group on modernisation and industrial cooperation in the Indian capital under the framework of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation, the commerce and industry ministry said in a statement.

The meeting reviewed the progress made since the 10th session and provided a platform to strengthen cooperation across k...