Paper: GS – II, Subject: International Relations, Topic: Global Grouping, Issue: Pax Silica.
Context:
Pax Silica represents an emerging framework shaping the next phase of the global technology order. For India, it offers an opportunity to strengthen supply chain resilience, accelerate technology capacity, and secure a meaningful role in global tech governance.
Key Takeaways:
Pax Silica: Aims and Objectives:
On December 12, 2025, the US convened the inaugural Pax Silica Summit to secure the supply chain of critical minerals and build advanced manufacturing and logistics capabilities critical to new frontier technologies such as semiconductors and Al.
‘Pax’ in Latin means “peace’ and ‘Silica” is a key compound used in chip manufacturing-taken together they suggest that the supply chain for new technologies should promote peace and prosperity.
The Pax Silica Declaration noted that the initiative seeks to:
- Reduce coercive dependencies.
- Secure global tech/AI supply chains.
- Build trusted digital infrastructure.
Countering China:
Pax Silica is a response to geopolitical realities, particularly concerns about China’s dominance in REE supply and its potential to use this dominance for political and economic leverage.
- Examples include:
- China restricting the flow of critical resources.
- Suspension of REE exports to the U.S. and other countries in response to tariff policies.
- Disruptions to India’s import of rare-earth magnets, impacting its automobile and electronics industries.
- The pandemic highlighted the limitations of supply chains heavily reliant on a single country.
- India, along with Australia and Japan, launched the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative.
- India also worked with the Quad countries to strengthen the supply chain resilience of critical and emerging technologies.
Pax Silica offers India a pathway to enhance supply chain resilience, build technological capacity, and shape global tech governance. However, engagement must be carefully balanced to protect strategic autonomy while using collaboration to support long-term national development.
Source: (The Hindu)
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