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India may formally join Pax Silica today
Hindustan Times Uttarakhand
|February 20, 2026
INDIA’S EXCLUSION WHEN THE INITIATIVE WAS LAUNCHED LAST DECEMBER HAD BEEN A CAUSE OF HEARTBURN IN NEW DELHI
India is expected to formally join Pax Silica, the flagship US initiative to build secure global supply chains for semiconductors and AI technology, on Friday, people familiar with the matter said against the backdrop of efforts by the two sides to rebuild relations.
The move comes at a time when the two countries are working to finalise a bilateral trade agreement and move forward on other initiatives to repair ties after ayear of unprecedented strains over the trade and tariff policies of the Trump administration.
USambassador Sergio Gor had announced soon after his arrival in New Delhi in January that India would be invited to join Pax Silica. India’s exclusion when the initia-
tive was launched last December had been a cause of heartburn in New Delhi.
This story is from the February 20, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Uttarakhand.
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