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Toh, ye Oman ke saath jo Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) yaani trade deal thi na, woh finally pakki ho gayi hai aur June 1, 2026 se effect mein aa jayegi. Is deal se India aur Oman ke beech ka trade aur badhega, jo pichle saal $10.61 billion tak pahuncha tha. Sabse zabardast baat ye hai ki India se jaane wale 98.08% items pe koi duty nahi lagegi. Isse hamare textiles, pharma, engineering goods aur agriculture sectors ko ekdum boost milega.
Ab dekho, Chile ke saath kya chal raha hai. Wahan se hum log crucial minerals, jaise lithium, copper, cobalt, rhenium, secure karne ki deal kar rahe hain. Ye minerals apne electric vehicles (EVs), electronics aur clean energy sectors ke liye game-changer hain. Ye sab efforts purely 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiative ko support karne ke liye hain, specially jab global supply chains mein uthal-puthal chal rahi hai aur geopolitics bhi tense hai. Government ne 2025 mein hi National Critical Minerals Mission shuru kiya tha, jiske liye ₹16,300 crore ka budget bhi allocate kiya gaya hai. Iska main goal yahi hai ki lithium jaise minerals ke liye hum dusre countries par kam nirbhar rahein. Sirf Chile hi nahi, India Russia, Brazil, Argentina aur Australia se bhi mineral sourcing ke liye baat kar raha hai, taaki China par dependance kam ho sake.
Ye sab cheezein India ke $2 trillion export target (jo 2030-31 tak achieve karna hai) ko achieve karne mein bahut help karengi. Par bhai, sab kuch ekdum aasan nahi hai. Chile ke saath FTA deal mein pricing, environmental rules aur wahan ke local content requirements jaise issues aa sakte hain. India abhi bhi bahut saare critical minerals ke liye import par nirbhar hai, aur apne desh mein processing aur refining ki infrastructure bhi abhi kamzor hai. Global economy ki slowdown, trade protectionism aur competition bhi badi chunautiyan hain. Geopolitical issues, jaise Iran conflict, trade routes ko disturb kar sakte hain aur import costs badha sakte hain.
Overall, India ka strategy ekdum clear hai: strategic resources secure karna aur market access badhana. Oman deal se turant faayda milega, aur Chile deal long-term supply security ke liye bahut important hai. 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' ka vision tabhi poora hoga jab hum ye sab plans successfully implement kar payenge aur apni domestic manufacturing capacity badhayenge.