New York, July 15 (UNI) India on Wednesday called for building resilient, transparent and diversified global supply chains for critical energy transition minerals, asserting that these resources should become “an engine for sustainable development, not another source of inequality.”
Addressing the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Critical Energy Transition Minerals, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, said critical minerals are indispensable for the global clean energy transition and also present developing countries with an opportunity to accelerate industrialisation, generate quality employment and strengthen domestic manufacturing.
Parvathaneni said, “Critical energy transition minerals should become an engine for sustainable development, not another source of inequality.”
He added that India stands ready to work with all partners to build “resilient, transparent and diversified supply chains” that promote shared prosperity and ensure the benefits of the global energy transition are equitably distributed.
Welcoming the meeting, he thanked UN Secretary-General António Guterres for his leadership in advancing international dialogue on critical energy transition minerals.
“Critical minerals are indispensable for the clean energy transition, but for many developing countries they are also an opportunity to accelerate industrialization, create quality employment and strengthen domestic manufacturing,” Parvathaneni said.
He stressed that international cooperation should enable countries to achieve greater value addition and build resilient participation across global value chains.
Highlighting India’s efforts, the envoy said the country, one of the world’s fastest-growing renewable energy markets, is strengthening resilient and diversified critical mineral supply chains through the National Critical Mineral Mission, while Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL) is forging strategic international partnerships.
He also noted India’s active participation in the UN Secretary-General’s Initiative on Critical Energy Transition Minerals, describing it as a reflection of the country’s commitment to practical international cooperation that supports a secure, sustainable and equitable energy transition.
Outlining India’s priorities for implementing global cooperation, Parvathaneni underscored three key principles.
“National ownership and permanent sovereignty over natural resources must remain the foundation of international cooperation,” he said.
He further called for partnerships that promote “investment, technology transfer, capacity-building and skills development on mutually agreed terms,” enabling developing countries to expand their processing, refining and manufacturing capabilities.
The ambassador also said the United Nations should strengthen technical cooperation, facilitate knowledge-sharing and leverage existing institutional arrangements while “avoiding duplication of mandates.”
