The smoke has cleared over the Persian Gulf and the roar of American missiles has become the soundtrack of 2026, but a curious silence prevails in Beijing. While the US finds itself entrenched in another high-stakes Middle Eastern conflict, the broader global landscape is shifting beneath its feet.

The global economy is currently inextricably tethered to seventeen elements buried in the earth’s crust. These Rare Earth Elements (REEs) form the foundational bedrock of modern civilization by powering everything from commercial electric vehicles (EVs) and consumer electronics to advanced missile defence systems. For decades, the global market outsourced the environmentally hazardous and capital-intensive process of refining these minerals to the People’s Republic of Chi

The global arms industry for the majority of the twentieth century had been running on a rather lopsided basis. Advanced weapons systems were developed, manufactured, and shipped by developed countries. Developing nations, regardless of the scale of their security challenges, were left without control to purchase what they were offered, usually paying a staggering toll financially and in politically problematic circumstances.

The Indo-Russian relations stand pivotal in a time where India faces severe backlash from the U.S., especially under the second term of President Donald Trump. These increasing tensions between India and the U.S. have a significant impact on the India-Russia defence relations, which have been prevalent and significant for both countries since the Soviet Era