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Last Updated:January 12, 2026, 12:36 IST
Pax Silica is a US-led strategic initiative to build a secure, prosperous, and innovation-driven silicon supply chain
Pax Silica is a positive-sum partnership.
US ambassador Sergio Gor, who is on a visit to India, on Monday announced that India will be invited to join the United States-led strategic initiative, Pax Silica, which will cover critical minerals to advance manufacturing.
What is Pax Silica? Which countries are in it? All you need to know.
What is Pax Silica?
Pax Silica is a US-led strategic initiative to build a secure, prosperous, and innovation-driven silicon supply chain — from critical minerals and energy inputs to advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, AI infrastructure, and logistics.
Rooted in deep cooperation with trusted partners, Pax Silica aims to reduce coercive dependencies, protect the materials and capabilities foundational to artificial intelligence, and ensure aligned nations can develop and deploy transformative technologies at scale.
Pax Silica is a positive-sum partnership. It is not about isolating others, but about coordinating with partners who want to remain competitive and prosperous.
Which countries will participate?
The inaugural Pax Silica Summit convened stakeholders from: Japan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, The United Kingdom, Israel, United Arab Emirates, and Australia, alongside guest contributions from Taiwan, the European Union, Canada, and the OECD
Together, these partners are home to the most important companies and investors powering the global AI supply chain.
Why Pax Silica?
New Economic Security Paradigm: Across the United States and its partners, a clear consensus has emerged: secure supply chains, trusted technology, and strategic infrastructure are indispensable to national power and economic growth.
The initiative responds to:
Growing demand from partners to deepen economic and technology cooperation with the United States.
The understanding that AI represents a transformative force for our long-term prosperity.
Recognition that trustworthy systems are essential for safeguarding our mutual security and prosperity.
Increasing risks from coercive dependencies.
The importance of fair market practices and policy coordination to protect sensitive technologies and critical infrastructure.
First Published:
January 12, 2026, 12:34 IST
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