Helberg’s remarks came as the US and India signed the Pax Silica Declaration, deepening strategic cooperation in critical minerals, semiconductors and emerging technologies. ‘Lights of a great Indian city extinguished’Helberg pointed to vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure. He added: “We have seen the lights of a great Indian city extinguished by a keystroke from across the border…." "...Today, as we sign the Pax Silica Declaration, we say no to weaponised dependency, and we say no to blackmail. The 2020 Mumbai grid failureSeveral parts of Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region witnessed a massive power outage on October 12, 2020, disrupting daily life and suspending suburban train services.

Source: The Telegraph February 20, 2026 08:07 UTC