New Delhi, May 26 -- India, Australia, Japan and the United States on Tuesday unveiled the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative Framework, pledging to mobilise up to USD 20 billion in government and private sector support to strengthen secure and resilient critical minerals supply chains across the Indo-Pacific region.

The announcement was made shortly after the Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting which saw the partner countries arriving at the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative Framework to support the development of secure critical minerals supply chains, which are essential for advanced technologies, economic growth, and the resilience of our industrial bases.

As per an official statement by the Ministry of External Affairs, through the Quad ...