The government has offered significant incentives and subsidies to manufacturers of electric vehicles (EVs), mobile phones, solar panels, and other renewable energy devices. Critical to the operations of such manufacturers is an uninterrupted and robust supply chain of the minerals that power these industries—lithium, nickel, cobalt, tungsten and graphite, cadmium, chromium, etc. Subsequently, building domestic sources of these minerals is essential not only to ensure that climate change targets are met but also that India can achieve security and competitive advantage in future production of these products. Set against these objectives, which include