Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) The United States is building a new economic security architecture to secure artificial intelligence supply chains, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg told lawmakers Tuesday, casting Pax Silica as Washington’s answer to strategic dependency in the AI age. “I did not come here today to speak to you about tariffs. I did not come here to discuss the minutiae of trade deficits or the technical specifications of logic chips. I came here to spe…
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New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The US Pax Silica initiative represents a new strategic framework for the world where cooperation in semiconductors, critical minerals and AI infrastructure, potentially replaces conflict over technology, according to Industry experts.For India, this is a transformational opportunity, as we move from being a large consumer of electronics to becoming a global design and manufacturing partner. “With our strong semiconductor design talent, growing fabrication and packagin…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) India on Friday formally joined Pax Silica, a US-led initiative to bring together an initial group of countries closely tied to semiconductor manufacturing and advanced technology supply chains, at the ‘AI Impact Summit 2026’ here.US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, said the emerging era of “Pax Silica” would define the 21st century economic and technological order, describing India’s participation as both strategic and essential. Emphasising India’s deep talent pool…
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) The US–India Strategic Partnership Forum has announced to lead the largest-ever American industry delegation to India as an official partner of the India AI Impact Summit 2026.The summit will be held in New Delhi from February 16 to 20 in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.USISPF said more than 120 US chief executives and senior technology leaders will take part, calling the initiative a decisive step in advancing cooperation on …
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Nasscom US CEO Forum on Thursday held its first industry engagement after the trade deal announcement between India and America and discussed a tech-led economic partnership.Convened at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 4-5, the Forum’s third meeting brought together leading Indian technology business leaders and senior US policymakers. The leaders deliberated on enhancing innovation, AI, trusted supply chains, workforce development, and local job creation acr…
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) India will play a central role in the United States’ Pax Silica framework and its broader critical minerals strategy, a senior US official said, adding that Washington is seeking deeper cooperation with Indo-Pacific partners to secure and diversify global mineral supply chains. “India is actually slated to be joining (Pax Silica) later this month,” Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg told IANS in response to a question, as Secretary of State…
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) Warning that critical mineral supply chains have become tools of political coercion, the United States (US) convened 54 countries and the European Commission to overhaul the global market for strategic minerals and rare earths.At the ministerial, the US announced the signing of 11 new bilateral critical minerals frameworks or memoranda of understanding. These include agreements with Argentina, Ecuador, Guinea, Morocco, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, the United Arab Emi…
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) The US is positioning India as a key future partner in a new economic security framework aimed at securing global supply chains for artificial intelligence and advanced technologies, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg said on Friday. Speaking at the Hudson Institute, Helberg said Washington is preparing to expand its Pax Silica initiative. The effort is an economic security coalition focused on semiconductors, critical minerals, logistics and AI…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) In the war between China and the West to secure critical mineral supply chains needed for advancing AI initiatives, New Delhi may lean towards Pax Silica, a US-led initiative but without sacrificing strategic autonomy, according to reports.India’s participation in Pax Silica would help India scale collaborations with advanced economies, attract investment and deepen supply‑chain resilience, the report noted. However, India will be keen to ensure that its strategic auto…
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, on Saturday said he met Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) governor Sanjay Malhotra here, and discussed areas of increased cooperation.Gor also visited the US Consulate in Mumbai during his first trip to the financial capital.“Very much enjoyed meeting RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra. We discussed areas of increased cooperation, including new state-of-the-art US technology,” Gor said in a post on X.According to the US envoy, India will be i…