India is expanding engagement with Latin America to secure access to critical minerals and strengthen food and energy supply chains.

At a discussion hosted by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) on Thursday, the Ambassadors of Chile and Argentina outlined growing opportunities for collaboration as New Delhi looks to diversify from China-centric supply routes.

Chile’s Ambassador Juan Angulo said the country had adopted a national lithium policy focusing on sustainable extraction involving local communities. “The system for extraction is now open, but it must be done in a sustainable way,” he said. “Lithium is part of the strategic minerals dialogue we are having with India, and several Indian companies have already expressed interest in new projects.”

Chile, which holds the world’s la

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