The Atlas
A living, free map of India’s strategic industrial systems — who the players are, who controls each chokepoint, and the layers of the value chain India still imports. Built from our research database, not the press release.
What the Atlas holds
Snapshot 6 Oct 2026. Scored grid covers 6 ecosystems; 4 extended pillars carry their own databases.
How well-sourced are the scores?
Verification label on each layer assessment.
Average sovereignty score by ecosystem (0–5)
Three ways in
However you think about the problem — by industry, by company, or by dependency — start from one of these.
Explore an industry
See any strategic industry as one system map — its value-chain layers, the chokepoints inside them, and who controls each. The best place to start.
Open the pillar maps →Find a company or material
826 companies, PSUs, ministries, foreign suppliers and materials — filter by industry, type and origin, and trace what each one makes.
Browse the directory →See where India depends
Every value-chain layer scored 0–5, from import-dependent to sovereign, with the rationale and source behind each score.
Open the dependency map →The strategic pillars, mapped
Semiconductors
Fabs, packaging, materials and the equipment India cannot yet build.
Critical Minerals
Rare earths, lithium and the refining layer China still controls.
AI Infrastructure
Compute, power and the silicon every Indian data centre imports.
Defence
Indigenous platforms riding on foreign engines and electronics.
Enterprise Software
The software stack running Indian industry — and who owns each layer.
AI MedTech
India writes the medical AI; the imaging hardware that feeds it is imported.
Unmanned Systems
India flies and assembles more drones than it builds — the components still come from abroad.
Counter-UAS
India’s counter-drone shield — who detects, tracks and defeats the drone threat.
Military Aerospace
India assembles transport aircraft it does not design — the engines, avionics and actuators still come from abroad.
Space
India is moving from government missions to a private full-stack space economy — launch, satellites, propulsion and data still lean on imported components.
High-Altitude Defence
What it takes to operate above 12,000 ft — power, shelter, soldier physiology, thin-air UAS and logistics, from DRDO research needs to demonstrated capability.
Specialised datasets
Vertical deep-dives with their own structured databases, updated as the picture changes.
Patent Monitor
India-origin patent filings across strategic technologies, by sector and applicant.
Explore →Supplier Directory
498 Indian manufacturing suppliers — CNC, PCB, composites, precision machining, toolmaking.
Explore →Critical Manufacturing Dependencies
Chart-first intelligence on India’s import dependence: dependency indices, sector decompositions, cluster geography, localization timelines, and investment opportunity.
Explore →Latest developments
- 6 Oct 2026Semiconductor EcosystemsSignalProject VeerAI: India Puts Rs 130 Crore Behind a Secure AI-Vision Chip - A De-Risking Deal, Not a Product
- 6 Oct 2026Defence & Dual-UseSignalHAL Koraput Marks Its 2,000th Aero-Engine and Breaks Ground on a Second Shakti Line - Licensed Capacity, Not Yet Indigenous Design
- 5 Oct 2026AI InfrastructureSignalIndia's Public Compute Layer Reaches 68 Petaflops - Capacity Is Up 70% Since December on Three More Systems
- 4 Oct 2026Defence & Dual-UseSignalJWALA's Motor Test Moves a Private Indian Counter-Drone Interceptor From Concept Toward Hardware
- 4 Oct 2026Strategic TechnologySignalIndia Reports a 5.56 km Free-Space Quantum Key Link - A Field Trial, Not Yet a Network
- 3 Oct 2026Strategic TechnologySignalTransporter-18 Carries Three Indian Private-Space Capabilities Up - and Shows Which Parts Are Still Imported
- 3 Oct 2026Defence & Dual-UseSignalMahindra and Embraer Name Nagpur for a C-390 Assembly Line - But Only If India Picks the Aircraft
- 2 Oct 2026Defence & Dual-UseSignalAMCA Enters Its Prototype Decision Window: India Sets a September 2028 First-Flight Target