Pax Silica and Semiconductor Supply Chain Diplomacy

In February 2026, India formally joined the Pax Silica initiative, signalling deeper India-U.S. cooperation on semiconductors, AI infrastructure, critical minerals and trusted technology supply chains.

  • Pax Silica is the U.S. State Department’s flagship initiative on AI and supply chain security.
  • India joined Pax Silica during the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
  • The initiative stresses economic security, critical minerals, computes capacity and trusted semiconductor ecosystems.
  • India’s semiconductor strategy is anchored in the India Semiconductor Mission, which focuses on fabrication, packaging, design and resilient supply chains.
  • India is not a member of the commonly described Chip 4 / Fab 4 grouping, which centres ....
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