The United States is taking a significant step toward securing its access to critical minerals by planning to establish mineral processing facilities at selected Army bases across the country. The initiative is part of a broader national strategy aimed at strengthening domestic supply chains, reducing reliance on foreign sources of strategically important minerals, and supporting...
India should move beyond the traditional concept of resilience and focus on creating “antifragile” systems capable of becoming stronger during periods of disruption and uncertainty, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister P.K. Mishra has said. His remarks come at a time when nations across the world are grappling with geopolitical conflicts, economic volatility, climate-related disasters,...
India is preparing to recalibrate its economic strategy in response to an increasingly protectionist global trade environment, with Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran advocating the creation of a robust national supply chain security framework. His remarks signal a shift toward building institutional safeguards to protect India’s economic interests amid tightening global regulations and geopolitical...