{"id":77858,"date":"2025-12-14T13:32:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T08:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=77858"},"modified":"2025-12-15T16:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:48:16","slug":"pax-silica-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pax-silica-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Pax Silica Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pax Silica Initiative Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Congress party recently targeted the Prime Minister over India\u2019s exclusion from the United States-led strategic initiative, Pax Silica, citing the \u2018sharp downturn\u2019 in his relations with US President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pax Silica Initiative<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> U.S.-led strategic initiative<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b>build a secure, prosperous,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>innovation-driven silicon supply chain\u2014from critical minerals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>energy inputs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b>advanced manufacturing, semiconductors,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> artificial intelligence (<\/span><b>AI) infrastructure,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>logistics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term<\/span><b> &#8216;Pax Silica&#8217;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comes from the Latin term \u2018pax\u2019 which <\/span><b>means peace, stability, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and long-term prosperity.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Silica <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">refers to the<\/span><b> compound <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that is <\/span><b>refined into silicon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one of the <\/span><b>chemical elements foundational <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the<\/span><b> computer chips that enable AI.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to <\/span><b>reduce coercive dependencies, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">protect the materials and capabilities foundational to AI, and <\/span><b>ensure aligned nations <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can <\/span><b>develop and deploy transformative technologies <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at scale.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Which Countries Are Part of Pax Silica?<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Japan<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>South Korea<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Singapore<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Netherlands<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>United Kingdom<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Israel<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>United Arab Emirates<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Australia<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Countries Affirmed a Shared Commitment To:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Pursue projects to jointly address AI supply chain opportunities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>vulnerabilities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in priority critical minerals, semiconductor design, fabrication, and packaging, logistics and transportation, compute, and energy grids and power generation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Pursue new joint ventures <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>strategic co-investment opportunities.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Protect sensitive technologies and critical infrastructure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from undue access or control by countries of concern.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Build trusted technology ecosystems,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including ICT systems, fiber-optic cables, data centers, foundational models and applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/congress-india-omission-united-states-pax-silica-missed-opportunity-10418266\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pax Silica Initiative is a U.S.-led strategic initiative to build a secure, prosperous, and innovation-driven silicon supply chain. 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