Overview
- The UAE signed the Pax Silica declaration in Abu Dhabi, with U.S. Under Secretary Jacob Helberg and Minister of State Saeed Bin Mubarak Al Hajeri formalizing the accession.
- The coalition now counts nine signatories: the United States, Australia, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Qatar, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the UAE.
- The State Department says India will join as a signatory next month, a timeline also noted by U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor.
- Officials highlight collaboration across 6G connectivity, compute and data centers, advanced manufacturing, logistics, mineral refining and processing, and energy, with a critical‑minerals dialogue in Washington on February 4.
- Supporters frame the initiative as central to AI‑era economic security, while analyst Brahma Chellaney questions its coherence under President Trump’s America First agenda and notes India’s earlier exclusion from the launch.