New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday asserted that the definition of energy security has undergone a fundamental transformation, stating that national strength in today's evolving global landscape depends on manufacturing resilience and tech supply chains rather than simple resource access.

Delivering a keynote speech at the Special Plenary Session on "Energy Security & Supply Chains" at the 7th CII International Energy Conference & Exhibition in New Delhi, the Minister outlined India's strategy to emerge as a global hub for clean technologies. He emphasized that industrial capability and energy security are now fundamentally linked.

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