India has formally become part of the Pax Silica Alliance, a strategic coalition led by the United States, by signing the Pax Silica Declaration. The grouping concentrates on critical minerals, semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI), and seeks to make global AI and chip supply chains secure. India brings its engineering talent and a growing semiconductor manufacturing base, with ten plants under development. Other members include Australia, Greece, Israel, Japan, Qatar, South Korea, Singapore, the UAE, the UK and the US.