EDITORIALINDUSTRIAL POLICY AND SUPPLY-CHAIN SECURITY
Build It All or Build It Together? India's Answer to the Tunnel-Machine Chokepoint
The Hindu's editorial of 23 October 2026 examined the industrial-policy response India needs after China added TBMs to its dual-use export control list. The controls take effect on 18 November 2026 and follow earlier Chinese restrictions on gallium, germanium, graphite and rare-earth magnets. An editorial in The Hindu warned that China's decision to place Tunnel Boring Machines on its export control list exposes a critical…
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