Google CEO Sundar Pichai said on Friday the partnership between India and the U.S. will be critical for ensuring that the benefits of artificial intelligence are widely shared. Pichai also underlined the strategic role of Pax Silica in securing technology supply chains.

Speaking at the AI Impact Summit 2026, Pichai said, “We must work together to ensure the benefits of AI are available to everyone and everywhere. The U.S.-India partnership has a critical role to play.”

 “We are on the cusp of an era of hyper progress and new discoveries, but the best outcomes are not guaranteed,” he said.

Pax Silica and trusted supply chains

Pichai pointed to Pax Silica—a U.S.-led alliance on AI and supply chain security—as a key pillar in strengthening the technology backbone between the two countries. “Pax Silica focusses on making sure that the supply chains are safe and secure and encourages greater commercial partnerships across key technologies,” he said.

He stressed that advanced AI products, subsea cables and large AI hubs depend on “a complex flow of goods and components across borders,” which in turn require stable and trusted supply chains. Alongside the recent trade agreement between the two nations, Pax Silica would “lay a strong foundation for a robust U.S.-India tech partnership for many years to come,” he noted.

Google, he said, sees itself as “a connection point” between the two economies, with teams across both countries working jointly on core initiatives. Products incubated in India are already shaping global offerings. “Innovations that start in India, like Google Pay, are making products better for people all over the world,” he said.

Full-stack AI commitment to India

Pichai outlined what he described as a full-stack commitment to India spanning products, skilling, and infrastructure.

On products, he said Google is building AI solutions tailored for Indian consumers and enterprises, contributing 22 Jema models to AI Coach and collaborating with the government on use cases such as monsoon forecasting, diabetic retinopathy screening, and multilingual access to services. “Indian users are amongst the highest adopters of voice and visual search globally,” he said, adding that scam detection features in Circle to Search and Lens see their highest usage in India.

On infrastructure, Pichai reiterated last year’s $15-billion investment plan anchored by a gigawatt-scale AI hub in Vizag, expected to generate jobs and expand compute access. He also highlighted the India-America Connect initiative, which will add new subsea cable routes linking the U.S., India and parts of the southern hemisphere, creating what he called a “literal bridge between our two countries”.

“I believe India is going to have an extraordinary trajectory with AI,” Pichai said, adding that the U.S.-India alliance will be central to ensuring that trajectory is inclusive, secure, and globally impactful.