India is expected to receive an invitation to join Pax Silica, a U.S.-led strategic initiative designed to secure global supply chains for artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors. The announcement, made by U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on January 12, points to a deeper phase of India–U.S. cooperation in critical and emerging technologies, as geopolitical competition increasingly revolves around chips, data, and computing capacity. What is Pax Silica and why is Washington promoting it? Pax Silica is a flagship initiative of the U.S. State Department focused on strengthening supply chain security across AI, semiconductors, and advanced technologies. The name reflects its core idea: “silica” as the foundation of modern computing, and “pax” as a rules-based order built among trusted partners. At its core, Pax Silica seeks to reduce global reliance on any
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