India joined the Pax Silica Declaration at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi on February 20, 2026, becoming the first developing country and first non-treaty US ally in the 11-nation semiconductor supply chain coalition. Pax Silica, co-signed with Japan, South Korea, UK, Australia, Singapore, Israel, Qatar, UAE, and Greece, aims to reduce dependence on China-dominated chip manufacturing while building trusted allied supply chains.
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2026-06-05
India formally joined the Pax Silica Declaration at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi on February 20, 2026, becoming the first developing country and the first non-treaty US ally to join the grouping. Pax Silica is a US-led initiative aimed at strengthening cooperation among strategic partner countries on semiconductor design, fabrication, research, and supply chain resilience — reducing dependence on China-dominated manufacturing hubs while promoting trusted production networks across democracies.
The Pax Silica initiative, originally convened at a private summit in Washington DC in December 2025, seeks to build a coalition of technology-aligned nations committed to trusted semiconductor supply chains and AI infrastructure. Members include Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, Israel, Qatar, UAE, and Greece, alongside the US. India's entry brings the grouping to 11 signatories and adds a major manufacturing nation at the crossroads of global supply chain diversification.
US Ambassador Sergio Gor stated at the signing: 'Pax Silica will be a group of nations that believe technology should empower free people and free markets. India's entry into Pax Silica isn't just symbolic. It's strategic, it's essential.' The development came weeks after India and the US reached an interim trade framework reducing US reciprocal tariffs on India from 25% to 18% and removing additional levies tied to Indian oil purchases from Russia — a convergence of technology and trade interests that strengthened bilateral momentum.
Pax Silica membership signals India's positioning as a trusted node in the global semiconductor supply chain — not merely a consumer, but a manufacturing and design partner for allied nations. It reinforces Indian semiconductor investments as geopolitically anchored, making them more attractive to global firms seeking China-alternative supply chains. For Semicon Hunt's audience, this is the geopolitical architecture that underlies India's chip manufacturing surge.
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