Russia has offered India access to the Tomtor rare earth metals deposit in the republic of Sakha (Yakutia), one of the world's largest undeveloped sources of rare earth elements, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing a source familiar with the talks.

India's IREL is negotiating with Rosneft for rare earth samples from Siberia to reduce reliance on China.

Russia has offered India access to the Tomtor rare earth metals deposit in the republic of Sakha (Yakutia), one of the world's largest undeveloped sources of rare earth elements,…