The current global supply chain crisis is being elevated to a national security priority on par with a pandemic response. It is a high-stakes transition from vulnerability to structural resilience.

While COVID-19 was a demand-side shock, this new crisis presents a supply-side challenge where blocked maritime routes threaten the nation's economic lifeblood. The response is built on a multi-layered framework, utilizing specialized groups and a massive stabilization fund to ensure the flow of oil, gas, and fertilizers remains uninterrupted.

• High global demand is currently meeting blocked maritime supply routes in a significant supply-side shock.
• Strategic allocations of ₹7000 crore for shipbuilding aim to address the fact that 90% of trade vessels are currently foreign-owned.
• Disruptions in the Gulf risk $50 billion  ...