Arti BaliWashington, Feb. 3 -- The United States will convene its inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial on Wednesday, bringing together international delegations to address growing concerns over supply chain vulnerabilities for critical minerals vital to technological innovation, economic strength, and national security.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host the meeting at the State Department, the first ministerial focused solely on critical minerals. Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will attend and meet one-on-one with Rubio on Tuesday.
This is the first such meeting displaying how Washington approaches mineral security, as President Donald Trump has aligned US critical-minerals policy with a state-capitalist model, u...