Jaishankar to visit U.S. on February 2 to attend critical minerals ministerial

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is scheduled to sojourn the United States from Monday (February 2, 2026) to Wednesday (February 4, 2026), to enactment successful the captious minerals ministerial convened by U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.

The ministerial, held by the U.S. volition absorption connected proviso concatenation resilience, cleanable vigor transitions, and strategical practice successful captious minerals.

During the visit, the External Affairs Minister volition besides clasp meetings with elder members of the U.S. administration.

Earlier connected Thursday (January 29, 2026), , Mr. Jaishankar held talks with U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor, focusing connected cardinal dimensions of bilateral ties, including successful areas specified arsenic trade, captious minerals and defence.

He is expected to clasp a bilateral gathering with Secretary of State Marco Rubio amid indications that some sides are making caller attempts to reason a projected commercialized deal.

The U.S. ambassador had said helium and Mr. Jaishankar had a “highly substantive treatment that covered everything from defence, trade, captious minerals, and moving towards our communal interests”. “Stay tuned for overmuch more!” Mr. Gor, who assumed bureau earlier this month, said connected societal media.

(With inputs from PTI)