India and Brazil have signed an agreement on critical minerals and rare earth metals, the two countries announced after a meeting in New Delhi.
From the Indian perspective, the agreement is seen as a way to break dependence on China. Brazil has the world's second-largest reserves of critical minerals, which can be used in everything from the manufacture of electric cars to solar panels and mobile phones.
For Brazil, India is the tenth-largest export market. Products exported to India include sugar, crude oil and cotton.
