External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio “welcomed” the trade deal reached between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and discussed “formalising” bilateral cooperation on critical minerals exploration and mining during their meeting in Washington DC on Tuesday (February 3, 2026).
Mr. Rubio held bilateral discussions with Mr. Jaishankar at the State Department, ahead of the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting being con
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