The India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership actively shapes Indo-Pacific stability. Driven by shared concerns over regional security, both democracies collaborate on critical minerals, defence technology, maritime awareness, and clean energy. Upgrading ECTA to CECA remains vital for deep economic alignment.
Click to View MorePrime Minister Modi’s 2026 visit to Indonesia elevated bilateral ties through the "Ganga-Mahakam Vision". Key outcomes include strategic BrahMos and Astra missile exports, critical mineral supply chain integration, digital public infrastructure rollouts, and joint development of the Sabang deep-sea port.
Click to View MorePrime Minister Narendra Modi’s diplomatic tour solidifies an "Arc of Trust" among India, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand. This strategic framework counters geopolitical disruptions by enhancing maritime security, securing critical mineral supply chains, and promoting a rules-based, multipolar Indo-Pacific order.
Click to View MoreElectrification replaces fossil-fuel combustion with clean electricity to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions. While electric vehicles and heat pumps offer immense efficiency gains, achieving global climate goals requires overcoming severe grid bottlenecks, scaling battery storage, and securing critical mineral supply chains.
Click to View MoreIndia and the UK launched the Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain Observatory to trace essential resources like lithium and cobalt. Alongside India's National Critical Mineral Mission, this initiative aims to counter supply chain vulnerabilities and Chinese dominance in rare earths.
Click to View MoreThe May 2026 Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi focused on securing the Indo-Pacific. Key outcomes include a $20 billion Critical Minerals Initiative to build resilient supply chains, enhanced maritime surveillance through IPMSC, and a new energy security framework.
Click to View MoreIndia and the US signed a strategic critical minerals framework to reduce Chinese dependency. Supported by the Quad's $20 billion initiative, Pax Silica, and India's NCMM, the partnership secures resilient supply chains for advanced technology, clean energy, and national defense.
Click to View MoreIndia strengthens mineral security through the National Critical Mineral Mission and KABI. By promoting a circular economy and e-waste recycling, India secures critical minerals essential for its clean energy transition
Click to View MoreIndia has the world’s third-largest Rare Earth Element reserves but produces little due to complex geology, skewed mineral composition, and weak processing capacity. Through the National Critical Mineral Mission, policy reforms, incentives, recycling, and overseas partnerships, India aims to build a full domestic REE value chain.
Click to View MoreRare earth magnets are high-performance materials essential for electric vehicles, wind turbines, electronics, and defence systems, making them critical for India’s clean energy transition and technological growth. With China dominating global processing, India’s push for domestic manufacturing, critical mineral processing, and recycling aims to reduce import dependence and build a self-reliant mine-to-magnet ecosystem to strengthen economic and strategic security.
Click to View MoreIndia has joined the U.S. led Pax Silica coalition to secure critical minerals and AI supply chains, reduce reliance on China, and strengthen initiatives like the IndiaAI Mission and KABIL. The move boosts technology access and investment but raises concerns over strategic autonomy and data sovereignty.
Click to View MoreNITI Aayog’s report Scenarios Towards Viksit Bharat and Net Zero outlines a path to a $30 trillion economy by 2047 and Net Zero by 2070, requiring $22.7 trillion investment with a $6.5 trillion gap. It stresses renewable expansion, critical minerals security, and a just coal transition.
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