by Arul Braighta Arulanantham Image Courtesy : Adobe Stock Introduction: Beyond Resource Romance When Salvador Allende nationalized Chile's copper mines in 1971, the world watched a peripheral nation challenge the established order of resource extraction. U.S. multinationals retreated amid accusations of excessive profits, diplomatic pressure mounted, and Chile stood defiant declaring the expropriation a "Day of National Dignity." Half a century later, another resource drama is unfolding in...

By Abia Fathima Image courtesy: The Hindu Abstract This article examines the geopolitics of the critical mineral supply chain, which is dominated by the People's Republic of China's structural control of midstream processing and refining, holding more than 90% of global rare earth separation capacity. Beijing's strategy was formalized in 2025 with the weaponisation of export controls, most notably by applying the Foreign Direct Product Rule to rare earth magnets, claiming jurisdictional...

By Balaji Chandramohan Image courtesy: DD News The recent visit of the Russian President to India as a part of the 23rd Annual Summit, India-Russia relations continue to have predominance in the strategic arena. 1 The Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership – established in 2010 and built on decades of cooperation – has maintained steady momentum through 2024–25 despite shifting global geopolitics bringing both Moscow and New Delhi together. 2 Meanwhile, since the signing of the...

By Kirsten Wilfred Coelho Image courtesy: Reuters Once considered to be the hub for smartphone innovation worldwide, Huawei phones are now back in the limelight. In 2019, several tech experts worldwide called it a sad day when the USA put Huawei mobiles on the “Entity” list, which basically translated into a complete ban on the sales of the phone on US territory. The then-Trump administration went to the extent of preventing major service providers like Google from dealing with Huawei,...