India Enters Pax Silica Coalition to Secure AI and Critical Minerals

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New Delhi: India formally entered the U.S.-led Pax Silica coalition on Friday, signing the foundational declaration during the India AI Impact Summit in the capital. The move marks a strategic expansion of the partnership focused on resilient technology and supply chain frameworks for emerging industries.

The agreement was signed by India’s Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, alongside U.S. officials including Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg and U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor. Representatives described India’s entry as both “strategic and essential” to the alliance’s goals.

Pax Silica was launched in late 2025 as a coalition aimed at building secure, resilient ecosystems for critical minerals, semiconductors, artificial intelligence infrastructure, and advanced technology supply chains an effort to lessen global reliance on potentially adversarial actors.

Officials said India’s participation will help deepen cooperation between New Delhi and Washington on cutting-edge sectors, including semiconductor design and AI deployment, while reinforcing shared economic security priorities.

The pact comes against the backdrop of broader efforts to strengthen bilateral ties, including interim trade agreements and cooperation on technology policy. U.S. diplomats called India’s role in Pax Silica a sign of trust and an opportunity to shape a future technology order anchored in reliable and transparent supply chains.

India’s decision is viewed as a milestone in global tech diplomacy, showcasing its growing role in critical mineral processing, AI innovation, and semiconductor capacity areas central to the alliance’s ambition to build a trusted alternative to single-source dependencies.

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