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Company

Khanij Bidesh India

A state-backed Indian entity mandated to identify and secure overseas critical mineral assets, including lithium and cobalt, through exploration agreements and bilateral partnerships.

Covered in 1 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence article, most recently on August 14, 2026.

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Lithium

India Has Signed Just One Overseas Lithium Deal Since 2024 — Its Chile Bid Shows Why Acquisitions Move So Slowly

Coal India's pending bid for Wealth Minerals' Chilean lithium brine project, contingent on a license still awaiting approval, illustrates why India has signed only one overseas lithium deal since 2024, against an IEA-estimated $915 billion global critical-minerals funding gap through 2035.

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