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Watch: India, U.S. strike Critical Minerals deal amid China concerns | Above the Fold | 26.05.2026
In today’s episode: India and the United States sign a major critical minerals framework at the QUAD Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, amid growing concerns over China’s export controls on rare earths and strategic metals. We also examine China’s response to the QUAD talks and what the developments mean for the Indo-Pacific region. Plus, political tremors continue in Tamil Nadu as more AIADMK MLAs join the ruling TVK, fuel prices continue to rise with another sharp CNG hike in Delhi, and students across the country raise concerns over the CBSE’s controversial new On-Screen Marking system.











