India proposes a major shift in its foreign trade policy, that will explore free trade agreements only with countries that can support its ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ mission and provide it necessary raw materials, critical components and equipment required to support manufacturing activities.As a 1st step in this direction, Dept for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade of the Commerce Ministry has proposed entering into FTAs and mining agreements with resource-rich countries in Latin America and Africa.In an internal presentation made by the dept on augmenting industrial growth in India, it has said such focused FTA arrangements will help country to boost electric vehicle penetration as countries such as Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Congo, and South Africa are rich in mineral resources, particularly lithium,cobalt.