A delegation from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), representing 10 member countries out of 16 countries, visited the NMDC office to explore strategic collaboration with NMDC in the mining and critical mineral sector in Southern Africa. The visit marks a strategic step towards strengthening India–SADC cooperation and securing critical mineral assets for the mutual benefit of India and SADC countries. Representatives from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa and Zimbabwe were present.