{"id":355481,"date":"2026-02-06T14:31:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=355481"},"modified":"2026-02-07T09:15:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T03:45:58","slug":"forge-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/forge-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"FORGE Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"441\"><strong>News:<\/strong> India has extended support to the FORGE Initiative, launched at the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial (Washington DC, February 2026).<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"484\">About FORGE Initiative<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_355486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-355486\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-355486\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-DD-News-1.jpg?resize=350%2C196&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FORGE Initiative\" width=\"350\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-DD-News-1.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-DD-News-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-DD-News-1.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-DD-News-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C862&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Source-DD-News-1.jpg?w=1560&amp;ssl=1 1560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-355486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; DD News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"541\">FORGE (Forum on Resource, Geostrategic Engagement)<\/strong> is a <strong data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"594\">multilateral framework on critical minerals<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is the <strong data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"670\">successor to the US-led Mineral Security Partnership (MSP)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is launched to address emerging <strong data-start=\"703\" data-end=\"742\">geostrategic and supply chain risks<\/strong> in critical minerals.<\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"649\">Objective: <\/strong><strong data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"701\">De-risk global critical mineral supply chains<\/strong> by reducing <strong data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"741\">excessive concentration<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"781\">overdependence on few suppliers<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"809\">Key Features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The FORGE Initiative focuses on <strong data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"190\">diversification, transparency and resilience<\/strong> of critical mineral supply chains.<\/li>\n<li>It promotes <strong data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"291\">cooperation at both policy and project levels<\/strong> among participating countries.<\/li>\n<li>The initiative emphasises <strong data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"400\">responsible mining and processing practices<\/strong> to ensure sustainability.<\/li>\n<li>It targets <strong data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"527\">critical minerals essential for clean energy transition and advanced technologies<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1086\">Minerals Covered: <\/strong>Lithium, Cobalt, Nickel, Rare Earth Element<\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1180\">Participation: <\/strong><strong data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1200\">50+ countries<\/strong>, including:\n<ul data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1271\">\n<li data-start=\"1215\" data-end=\"1226\"><strong data-start=\"1217\" data-end=\"1226\">India<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1248\"><strong data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1248\">United States<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1271\"><strong data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1271\">European Union<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1271\"><strong>Importance for India<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1271\">Reduces <strong data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1345\">import vulnerability<\/strong> in strategic minerals.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1271\">Supports <strong data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1425\">EVs, renewable energy and battery storage<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1271\">Aligns with <strong data-start=\"1441\" data-end=\"1461\">Net Zero by 2070<\/strong> goal.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1271\">Complements domestic initiatives:\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1271\"><strong data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1553\">National Critical Minerals Mission (NCMM)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1271\"><strong data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1582\">Rare Earth Corridors<\/strong> (Budget 2026\u201327)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India has extended support to the FORGE Initiative, launched at the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial (Washington DC, February 2026). About FORGE Initiative FORGE (Forum on Resource, Geostrategic Engagement) is a multilateral framework on critical minerals. It is the successor to the US-led Mineral Security Partnership (MSP). It is launched to address emerging geostrategic and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/forge-initiative\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">FORGE Initiative<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10398,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,164,11209,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-355481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-factly-montly-digest","category-international-relations-daily-factly-articles","category-geography-in-news","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10398"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355481\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}