India, US sign 'Pax Silica Declaration' at India AI Impact Summit

India on Friday joined a US-led strategic alliance 'Pax Silica'-that is aimed at building a resilient supply chain for critical minerals and artificial intelligence. India and the United States have signed the Pax Silica declaration at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.  This declaration will strengthen collaboration in areas like the production of critical minerals and semiconductors and in the rapidly evolving Artificial Intelligence space, to create a safe and strong global silicon and technology ecosystem.
Presiding over the signing ceremony, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that the goal of India is to take a leadership role in Semiconductor and Electronics industries.  Vaishnaw said, India’s talented engineers are designing the most complex and advanced two nanometer chips. He added that the Semiconductor Industry requires more than 10 lakh talented pool and that will be fulfilled within the country.  He also informed that students from 315 Universities and colleges are designing chips. 

At the signing of the Pax Silica Declaration between India and the US, Shri @AshwiniVaishnaw, Union Minister for Electronics & IT, highlighted India’s compounding growth journey and the transformative momentum since 2014#PaxSilica #SemiconductorMission #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026 pic.twitter.com/KWnqq9Er41

— Ministry of Electronics & IT (@GoI_MeitY) February 20, 2026

At the signing ceremony US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said that from the trade deal to Pax Silica to defence cooperation, the potential for India and US to work together is truly limitless. He said that the coalition is being formed to shape the 21st-century economic and technological order, securing the full silicon stack-from critical minerals and chip manufacturing to AI deployment. Gor noted that ‘Pax Silica’ aims to replace coercive dependencies with trusted industrial partnerships that empower free markets. He underlined that that the partnership seeks to advance trusted AI globally, emphasising that peace comes through strength.

#Watch | US Ambassador Sergio Gor says India’s role in Pax Silica is strategic and essential, highlighting India’s engineering talent, growing strength in mineral processing, and its key role in shaping trusted, future-ready tech partnerships with the US.… pic.twitter.com/UNZcCBerWX

— Fortune India (@FortuneIndia) February 20, 2026

The Pax Silica initiative was launched in December last year to build a secure, resilient, and innovation-driven supply chain for critical minerals and artificial intelligence (AI). The Pax Silica Summit was held in Washington on December 12 last year where partner nations signed the Pax Silica declaration. The declaration lays out a shared vision of deep economic and technology cooperation across supply chains -- from raw materials through semiconductors and AI infrastructure -- and commitment to mutual prosperity and security. The member nations of the Pax Silica included Australia, Greece, Israel, Japan, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.