Congress takes swipe at PM Modi over India being left out of U.S.-led ‘Pax Silica’ initiative

Key Points

1. Congress targets PM Modi over India's exclusion from Pax Silica on December 13, 2025.
2. Pax Silica is a U.S.-led strategic initiative to secure global silicon and high-technology supply chains.
3. Jairam Ramesh links India's exclusion to a downturn in ties between PM Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump.
4. Pax Silica includes the United States, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Australia.
5. The U.S. State Department describes Pax Silica as aiming to reduce coercive dependencies and safeguard critical materials for AI.