New Delhi : India on Friday formally joined Pax Silica, the United States’ flagship initiative focused on artificial intelligence collaboration and supply chain security, a move widely viewed as part of broader efforts to counter growing Chinese influence in critical technologies. Announcing India’s inclusion, US Ambassador Sergio Gor described the coalition as a strategic partnership among some of Washington’s closest allies and trusted partners. According to him, the initiative represents a defining effort to ensure that free and open societies retain control over the most influential sectors of the global economy and technological landscape in the decades ahead. The formal announcement came during an event attended by senior officials from both countries. Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) S Krishnan, US Undersecretary for Economic Growth Jacob Helberg, and Ambassador Gor signed the Pax Silica Declaration along with a supplementary joint statement outlining the scope of cooperation. The statement emphasized that the partnership marks the beginning of a new phase in relations between the world’s largest and oldest democracies. It underlined that the two countries are aligning not only in defense of democratic values but also in the pursuit of economic growth, technological leadership, and greater prosperity for their citizens. Officials from both sides highlighted that the collaboration aims to shape an artificial intelligence ecosystem that benefits society while strengthening economic resilience. The joint statement noted that the partnership seeks
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