At a roundtable to discuss ways to enhance private sector participation in critical minerals exploration in India, sectoral experts deliberated on the country's strategy for securing critical mineral resources and the challenges associated with their exploration and supply chains.
Afghanistan has offered its long-idle mining sites to India for exploration as part of its efforts to deepen economic engagement and generate local employment, but the Indian industry body Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has responded cautiously, noting that