India Joins Pax Silica Technology Initiative

India joined the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative on Feb. 20, 2026, to strengthen technology cooperation with strategic allies including Japan, South Korea, the U.K., and Israel. The move aims to secure semiconductor design, fabrication, research, and supply chains amid intensifying competition with China and follows a U.S.-India interim trade framework lowering reciprocal tariffs. It signals deeper long-term technology and security alignment.