India’s growth trajectory is witnessing a potential inflection point. After posting strong, broad-based GDP growth numbers signalling a roaring recovery , the foundations of a new economy are emerging. India has been witnessing a massive solar energy push , an Electric Vehicle (EV) ecosystem , and a speciality chemicals sector that is becoming a global hub . Clearly, India is moving towards a greener, cleaner, and technologically enhanced economy. In the same vein, India’s defence ecosystem is modernising and becoming a technologically-driven force with a slew of futuristic defence projects underway- stealth surface vessels , nuclear attack submarines , Unmanned Aerial Vehicles , stealth aircraft , and continuing its greatly successful missile program. However, the technology which is essential to enable all of the foregoing is dependent upon a slew of strategic minerals as inputs. From a phone to a nuclear reactor, these strategic minerals are inescapable to make it all happen. Contro...