The External Affairs Ministry has termed the signing of the Pax Silica Declaration and the India-US Joint Statement on “AI Opportunity Partnership” on the margins of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi as another milestone in India-US relations. In a social media post, the Ministry said this reaffirms the shared commitment to resilient supply chains, critical minerals, trusted compute, and next-gen AI innovation. Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Director of the White House Office of S&T Policy Michael Kratsios witnessed the signing of the Pax Silica Declaration.