New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The India-US 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue, held virtually on Monday, placed a strong emphasis on critical minerals exploration as a key pillar of bilateral cooperation between the two nations, with officials committing to deepen ties in this strategic sector along with other sectors, including trade, investment, energy security, civil-nuclear cooperation, counternarcotics and counterterrorism cooperation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated in a release.

According to the MEA release, the dialogue was co-chaired by MEA's Additional Secretary (Americas) Nagaraj Naidu Kakanur and Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) Vishwesh Negi and US Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Af...