India Joins Pax Silica at India AI Impact Summit 2026, Deepens Strategic Technology Cooperation with United States

• Pax Silica is a US-led plurilateral coalition of "trusted nations" to secure the entire silicon stack — critical minerals → semiconductor fabrication → AI systems → deployment infrastructure.
• India formally joined Pax Silica on 20 February 2026 at the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 (Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi), alongside a bilateral India-U.S. AI Opportunity Partnership addendum.
• Significance for UPSC: intersects GS-II (bilateral relations, plurilaterals) and GS-III (semiconductors, AI, critical minerals, supply-chain resilience).