India, Oct. 20 -- It is telling that US secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to India includes a stop at the Jamnagar oil refinery. This visit's significance extends well beyond bilateral energy cooperation. Over the past few years, the US has increasingly weaponised energy and trade, while China has leveraged its dominance over critical minerals, electric vehicle components and manufacturing exports to exercise strategic influence over global supply chains. Energy, trade and technology have become tools of geopolitical power. For India, energy security can no longer be defined simply by assured access to imported oil and gas. It must encompass control over critical technologies, resilient supply chains, and domestic industrial capabili...