India is also now part of the Pax Silica Declaration. On Friday, New Delhi joined the partnership with the US on the sidelines of the Global AI Impact Summit being held in the national capital of India. Pax Silica is the US-led effort on artificial intelligence and supply chain security.
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, Jacob Helberg, United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Union Minister for Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw were present during the signing of the declaration. Gor had earlier highlighted India's determination and the expanding scope of cooperation between the two nations.
Welcoming India to the Pax Silica initiative, he said, by signing this partnership, the two nations had chosen to win.
"We welcome India joining to co-found the future tax silicon is about free society, whether free societies will control the commanding heights of the global economy. It's about whether innovation happens in Bangalore and Silicon Valley or in surveillance states, where they use technology to monitor and control their people. We choose freedom, we choose partnership. We choose strength. And today, with India's entry into Pax silica, we choose to win," Gor said.
Jacob Helberg, United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, also hailed India's decision to join the Pax Silica Declaration, noting that it underscores the economic security translation significance into national security and stands in the face of coercion and blackmail undermining the prosperity of nations. His remarks come as India formally joins the on the sidelines of the Global AI Impact Summit being held here in the national capital.
What is the Pax Silica Declaration?
Pax Silica is the US Department of State's flagship effort on AI and supply chain security, advancing a new economic security consensus among allies and trusted partners. The Pax Silica Declaration underlines the importance of a reliable supply chain indispensable to mutual economic security and recognises AI as a transformative force for long-term prosperity.
The India AI Impact Summit 2026, the first global AI summit hosted in the Global South, has brought together policymakers, industry leaders, academics, and civil society representatives to deliberate on responsible AI governance and inclusive technological advancement.
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