Critical Minerals Key to India’s Energy Security, Industrial Competitiveness and National Security: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh addressed the 3rd Global Summit on Advanced Materials, Critical Minerals, & Metals organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi. He emphasized that critical minerals are central to India's energy security, industrial competitiveness, and national security. Highlighting India's shift to a confident global player in emerging technologies, he called for a whole-of-nation approach to build resilient value chains across exploration, extraction, refining, processing, and manufacturing. He noted the opening up of the nuclear sector to private players, the implementation of the RDI Fund to boost private investment, and stressed early industry linkages with research, greater philanthropy for research, and robust domestic-international partnerships.