India, Dec. 23 -- Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS), in collaboration with IP Bazzaar, hosted a high-level, closed-door Tech Talk roundtable on "Minerals That Matter: Geopolitics, Sovereignty & Value Chains" on December 17, 2025, in New Delhi, underscoring the growing strategic importance of critical minerals for India's national security and long-term development goals.
In his keynote address, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC), said that critical minerals have emerged as a key strategic enabler for defence capability development, technological sovereignty, and national security. He noted that modern defence platforms—ranging from jet engines, missi...