Virtual roundtable: Charting the India–Australia critical minerals partnership

The India–Australia critical minerals partnership is evolving. Political developments, including the announcement of a dedicated Critical Minerals Corridor between Australia and India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia, signal a shared ambition to move beyond securing raw material supplies towards building integrated, resilient value chains spanning mining, processing, refining, manufacturing, recycling and innovation. 

With this context, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), with support from Energiva Ventures, convened a virtual closed-door roundtable discussion on 13 July 2026, titled “Charting the India–Australia critical minerals partnership”. 

Agenda

The discussion was centred around the strong complementarities and strategic opportunities that India and Australia could leverage towards strengthening the India–Australia critical minerals partnership and deepening bilateral collaboration across supply chain resilience. Stakeholders from the Indian Ministry of Mines and the Australian High Commission, as well as experts across Indian and Australian industry and academia jointly explored actionable pathways to translate intent into viable partnerships that support both countries’ energy transition and industrial competitiveness goals.