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Pax Silica: Building Trusted Tech Alliances
Quad program alumnus Pranay Kotasthane explains how Pax Silica is shaping trusted technology alliances and advancing U.S.-India collaboration in the AI era.
Semiconductors power everyday technologies—from mobile phones to household appliances—but their production depends on a complex global network. Materials, design, manufacturing, and assembly are often spread across multiple countries, making the system highly interconnected.
For decades, the system was built for efficiency. Companies focused on producing faster, cheaper chips by distributing production across specialized global hubs. But recent disruptions, from pandemic-driven shortages to rising geopolitical tensions, have exposed the risks of this model, where localized shocks can ripple across industries worldwide.
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Pax Silica, a United States-led initiative of partner nations, seeks to address these challenges by building a more durable technological and economic order. Rather than focusing only on semiconductors, it expands to the full chain that powers the artificial intelligence (AI) economy.
“Pax Silica is not just about computer chips; it is a technology grouping for the AI age,” explains Pranay Kotasthane, chair of the high-tech geopolitics program at the Takshashila Institution and an alumnus of the U.S. State Department’s Quad Leaders Lead On-Demand (LLOD) program. The........