Bilateral trade basket for India and Argentina

India and Argentina Saturday agreed to diversify two-way trade and ramp up cooperation in defence, critical minerals, pharmaceutical, energy and mining sectors.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Prime Minister Modi held wide-ranging talks with Argentine President Javier Milei, a day after landing at the South American nation in the third leg of his five-nation tour.

"We are marking 75 years of India-Argentina diplomatic relations and 5 years since we elevated our relationship to a Strategic Partnership. We have covered significant ground in our bilateral relations, but we agree that the journey ahead is even more promising," Modi posted on X after the talks.

The prime minister said that there is immense scope to enhance India-Argentina cooperation in areas like pharmaceuticals and sports as well. The resolve by the two sides to expand cooperation in the critical minerals sector assumes significance as India has been looking at steady supply of rare earth minerals to minimise dependence on China.