Thirty-five nations, including India, have signed on to the US initiative to build trusted and resilient supply chains to power artificial intelligence technologies. At the second Pax Silica Summit held in Washington on Thursday, these nations signed the Joint Statement on AI Opportunity, aligning behind a pro-growth, pro-innovation regulatory approach for the AI era. As per The Times of India, Jacob Helberg, US Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, emphasized that the commitment focuses on trusted supply chains, mobilizing the private sector, and the infrastructure that will power the next century. The initiative represents a significant milestone in global AI cooperation, with Argentina, Germany, the Netherlands, Chile, Costa Rica, Greece, Kazakhstan, Panama, and the European Union joining the Pax Silica initiative on the sidelines of the Summit. Helberg noted that "The future of AI will not be determined by who regulates first. It will be determined by who builds first and builds the most capacity. More energy. More compute. More chips. More talent. More builders."
India is represented at the Summit by S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Nagraj Naidu, Additional Secretary (Americas) in the Ministry of External Affairs, and representatives of the Indian industry. The Indian delegation engaged with other governments and industry on advancing collaboration in semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and resilient technology supply chains. According to The Times of India, the Pax Silica Initiative took off in December last year, with a handful of countries coming together. India joined the initiative in February on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, demonstrating the country's commitment to building strategic technology partnerships. As per Helberg, the nations "aspire to build an AI future that serves our peoples, strengthens our economies, and empowers entrepreneurship, innovation, and the rule of law."
India has received an assurance from the United States that access to critical technology, once granted, will not be withdrawn, according to Information Technology Secretary S. Krishnan. Speaking after the Pax Silica event in the US, Krishnan confirmed that the US government had assured India that technology access would remain stable and would not be revoked once provided. This reassurance comes at a time when the US has been recalibrating export controls for advanced AI models and semiconductor technologies on national security grounds, following the recent decision to revoke global access to Anthropic's advanced Mythos AI model for several countries. As per The Times of India, Krishnan emphasized that India sought clarity on how the US intends to regulate access to advanced AI models and ensure continuity of supply as countries increasingly integrate such technologies into their public services and digital infrastructure.
The statement comes after the US tightened export controls on Anthropic's advanced Mythos AI model for several countries, raising concerns over the reliability of access to cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies. The recent decision to revoke global access to Anthropic's Mythos AI model had sparked questions over whether similar restrictions could affect strategic technology partners. India has been positioning itself as a trusted technology partner for the US while simultaneously accelerating investments in domestic AI infrastructure and semiconductor manufacturing. As per The Times of India, the discussions came weeks after the US commerce department directed AI firm Anthropic to restrict foreign nationals from accessing some of its latest AI models, triggering concerns globally over the reliability of access to frontier technologies.
The assurance is expected to provide greater confidence to Indian companies and researchers relying on access to advanced US technologies. The development represents a significant milestone in India-US technology cooperation, particularly as both countries deepen their collaboration in areas such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors and emerging technologies. This mutual understanding addresses concerns about the stability of technology partnerships amid ongoing global trade tensions and export control recalibrations, with the true benefits of AI stemming from its widespread diffusion and deployment across real-world sectors. According to Krishnan, the Indian delegation was given an understanding of the US approach and assurances that access to technology would not be an issue for trusted partners going forward, emphasizing that abrupt cutoffs cannot be tolerated for technologies intended for widespread use.
