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India joins Pax Silica; India-US AI partnership

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: India joins Pax Silica; India-US AI partnership (GS2 · IR, 20 February 2026)

What happened

  • India signed the Pax Silica Declaration on 20 February 2026 and a Joint Statement on the India-U.S. AI Opportunity Partnership as its addendum [MEA].

Background

  • The statement links to the India-US COMPACT framework [MEA].

Why it matters

  • This is about AI supply chains. Note it came weeks after the interim trade framework.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Bilateral relations and effect of policies of other countries on India

  1. As per MEA (2026-02-20): india signed the Pax Silica Declaration on 20 February 2026 and a Joint Statement on the India-U.S. AI Opportunity Partnership as its addendum.
  2. This is about AI supply chains. Note it came weeks after the interim trade framework.
Quotable data point

India signed the Pax Silica Declaration on 20 February 2026 and a Joint Statement on the India-U.S.

MEA: India joins Pax Silica, 20 Feb 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: Pax Silica. · Mains: India-US tech ties.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

India-U.S. AI Opportunity Partnership is an addendum to

Answer (b) & explanation

MEA release.

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Official source: MEA: India joins Pax Silica, 20 Feb 2026

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