Pax Silica

Recently, the U.S. Ambassador to India said it would invite India to join the Pax Silica silicon supply chain.

About Pax Silica

• It is a US-led strategic initiative to build a “secure, prosperous, and innovation-driven silicon supply chain”. The first Pax Silica Summit held in December 2025.
• Scope: From critical minerals and energy inputs to advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, AI infrastructure, and logistics.
• Strategic Objective: To streamline supply chains and build a trusted technology ecosystem, recognising that “economic security is national security”.
• Inaugural Members (9): US, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia.

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Rationale for the Coalition

• Counter China: Address China’s dominance in critical minerals processing, rare earths, and semiconductor supply chains.
• Reducing Strategic Vulnerabilities: Diversify supply chains, mitigate export control risks. 
• Alliance-Based Order: Build trusted digital economy among like-minded nations.

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