Pax Silica is an economic security coalition built for the AI age. Under the initiative, countries are organizing around compute, silicon, minerals and energy as shared strategic assets.
Pax Silica is envisioned as a strategic coalition of trusted nations committed to securing the “silicon stack”, from critical minerals and semiconductor fabrication to advanced AI systems and deployment infrastructure. The initiative seeks to reduce overconcentration in global supply chains, prevent economic coercion, and ensure that emerging technologies are developed and governed by open, democratic societies.
The signing ceremony was held on the fifth day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
“We are not just holding a summit; we are building the future,” Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
“Today, India’s talented engineers are designing the world’s most advanced two-nanometer chips. The semiconductor industry will require around one million new skilled professionals, and this is a very big opportunity for India,” he said.
Jacob Helberg, United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, described the declaration as “not merely an agreement on paper, but a roadmap for a shared future.”
“Today, as we sign the Pax Silica declaration, we say no to weaponized dependency, and we say no to blackmail. Together, we affirm that economic security is national security,” he said.
“We are securing the full stack of the future, the minerals deep in the earth, the silicon wafers in our labs and fabs, and the intelligence that will unleash human potential. Pax Silica is our declaration that the future belongs to those who build,” Helberg said.
Sergio Gor, U.S. Ambassador to India, described India’s entry into Pax Silica as both “strategic and essential.”
“Pax Silica is the coalition that will define the 21st century economic and technological order,” he said.
“It is designed to secure the entire silicon stack, from the mines where we extract critical minerals, to the fabs where we manufacture chips, to the data centres where we deploy frontier AI,” Gor added.
“Pax Silica is about whether free societies will control the commanding heights of the global economy. We choose freedom. We choose partnership. We choose strength,” he added.
Other Pax Silica signatories include Australia, Greece, Israel, Japan, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.
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