India Excluded from US-Led Pax Silica Initiative

The US has started a new group called Pax Silica with nine countries to work together on important technology like silicon.

India is not part of this group, which some people think is a missed chance.

The Congress party said this is because the relationship between India's Prime Minister and the US President has gotten worse.

The group wants to make sure that important technology is safe and not controlled by China.

Meanwhile, India is planning its own big meeting about artificial intelligence next year.

The US and India also talked about making trade easier between their countries.

The US has increased taxes on things it buys from India, which India says is unfair.

The two leaders had a friendly phone call, but the Congress party thinks India is being left out because of recent disagreements.