How the Atlas is built
The Atlas is the public face of our research database. Every figure here is an analyst assessment traceable to a primary source, scored on a consistent scale and dated so you can see how fresh it is.
The capture scale
Each layer of an ecosystem’s value chain is scored 0–5 for how much of it India can do for itself — from total import-dependence to sovereign capability.
The value-chain layers
The four industrial ecosystems are assessed across a common six-layer chain. Enterprise Software, being a software stack, is assessed across its own layers (public cloud, ERP, databases, identity, payment rails and so on).
- Raw Materials
- The minerals, chemicals and feedstock at the base of the chain.
- Refining & Processing
- Turning raw inputs into usable, grade-specified materials.
- Components & Inputs
- The discrete parts and sub-assemblies built from those materials.
- Equipment & Capital Goods
- The machines and tools that make the components.
- Manufacturing & Integration
- Assembling and integrating into finished systems.
- Services & IP
- The design, software and intellectual property layer on top.
Verification & updates
Every assessment carries a verification label — verified, single-sourceor unverified — and an assessment date. The Atlas currently holds 35 assessments across 5 ecosystems and 116 tracked players, refreshed as our signal engine surfaces material change. It is a reference, not a verdict: where the evidence is thin we say so.
The Atlas is free. The full reasoning behind each ecosystem lives in our long-form reports.