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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-21T09:21:02.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nIndia's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are set to meet in New Delhi on Saturday, seeking to boost cooperation on critical minerals and rare earths.\n\nBrazil has the world's second-largest reserves of these elements, which are used in everything from electric vehicles, solar panels and smartphones to jet engines and guided missiles.\n\nIndia, seeking to cut its dependence on top exporter China, has been expanding domestic production and recycling while scouting for new suppliers.\n\nLula, heading a delegation of more than a dozen ministers as well as business leaders, arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for a global summit, reported AFP.\n\nOfficials have said that in talks with Modi on Saturday, the two leaders are expected to sign a memorandum on critical minerals and discuss efforts to increase trade links.\n\nThe world's most populous nation is already the 10th largest market for Brazilian exports, with bilateral trade topping $15 billion in 2025.\n\nThe two countries have set a trade target of $20 billion to be achieved by 2030.\n\nWith China holding a near-monopoly on rare earths production, some countries are seeking alternative sources.\n\nRishabh Jain, an expert with the Delhi-based Council on Energy, Environment and Water think tank, said India's growing cooperation with Brazil on critical minerals complements recent supply chain engagements with the United States, France and the European Union.\n\nWhile these partnerships grant India access to advanced technologies, finance and high-end processing capabilities, \"Global South alliances are critical for securing diversified, on-ground resource access and shaping emerging rules of global trade\", Jain told AFP.\n\n- 'Challenges' -\n\nModi and Lula are also expected to discuss global economic headwinds and strains on multilateral trade systems after both of their countries were hit by US tariffs in 2025, prompting the two leaders to call for stronger cooperation.\n\nWashington has since pledged to roll back duties on Indian goods under a trade deal announced earlier this month.\n\n\"Lula and Modi will have the opportunity to exchange views on... the challenges to multilateralism and international trade,\" said Brazilian diplomat Susan Kleebank, the secretary for Asia and the Pacific.\n\nBrazil is India's biggest partner in Latin America.\n\nKey Brazilian exports to India include sugar, crude oil, vegetable oils, cotton and iron ore.\n\nDemand for iron ore has been driven by rapid infrastructure expansion and industrial growth in India, which is on track to become the world's fourth largest economy.\n\nBrazilian firms are also expanding in the country, with Embraer and Adani Group announcing plans last month to build aircraft in India.\n\nLula addressed the AI Impact summit in Delhi on Thursday, calling for a multilateral and inclusive global governance framework for artificial intelligence.\n\nHe will travel on to South Korea for meetings with President Lee Jae Myung and to attend a business forum.",
  "title": "Brazil, India eye critical minerals deal as leaders meet"
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