External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to review India–US strategic partnership ahead of the critical minerals ministerial.

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• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington during his three day official visit to the United States.

• The leaders held wide ranging discussions covering bilateral cooperation agenda along with key regional and global political economic and strategic issues.

• India US Strategic Partnership discussions included trade energy nuclear cooperation defence critical minerals technology and early meetings of institutional mechanisms.

• Both sides discussed formalising cooperation on critical minerals exploration mining and processing to strengthen resilient and diversified global supply chains.

• Secretary Rubio and Minister Jaishankar welcomed the recent India US trade deal reducing tariffs on Indian goods and unlocking new economic opportunities.

• The leaders reaffirmed commitment to expanding bilateral and multilateral cooperation through the Quad emphasizing a free prosperous and stable Indo Pacific region.