New Delhi, June 24 -- Trade agreements and deeper economic engagement with Latin American countries can help India secure reliable supplies of critical minerals and strengthen supply-chain resilience, Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Director General and Chief Executive Officer Ajay Sahai said on Wednesday, citing ongoing efforts to expand trade arrangements with Peru, Chile and the Mercosur bloc.

"The government is also engaged in upgrading the India-Chile PTA to a comprehensive economic partnership. We are almost ready to sign an FTA with Peru also and our negotiations are going in expanding the India-Mercosur PTA also, bringing more countries into that and expanding the scope also," Sahai told ANI.

Speaking on the sid...