The Quad on Tuesday launched a critical minerals cooperation framework, pledging up to USD 20 billion in public and private capital to bolster supply chains while voicing "grave concerns" over "economic coercion", in a veiled reference to China's export control regime in the sector.The framework on critical minerals was finalised at a meeting of the grouping's foreign ministers in New Delhi, chaired by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and attended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.Critical minerals are considered vital for high-end technology products including electric vehicles (EVs),...