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Anthropic, the company behind the AI assistant Claude, has announced plans to expand its global operations to India, with a new office set to open in Bengaluru in early 2026.
This marks Anthropic’s second office in the Asia Pacific region, following its upcoming launch in Tokyo, and represents a major step in the company’s mission to advance safe, reliable, and accessible AI worldwide.
Why India? A Global AI Powerhouse
Anthropic’s decision to establish a presence in India underscores the country’s growing influence in the global AI landscape.
India is compelling because of the scale of its technical talent and the commitment from the Indian government to ensure the benefits of artificial intelligence reach all areas of society, not just concentrated pockets,” said Dario Amodei, CEO and Co-Founder of Anthropic. “There is deep alignment between the challenges India is tackling and our mission as a company — from deploying AI across diverse languages and contexts to building frameworks for responsible governance. India’s AI ecosystem will play a central role in how AI develops globally and democratically.”
Amodei is currently visiting India to meet with public officials and enterprise partners as part of Anthropic’s deepening engagement in the region.
Focus Areas: AI for Social Impact and Enterprise Growth
Anthropic’s expansion into India will focus on deploying AI for social good in key sectors such as:
Education – enabling equitable access to AI learning tools.
Healthcare – improving diagnostics, accessibility, and operational efficiency.
Agriculture – supporting farmers through AI-driven insights and tools.
The Bengaluru office will also serve as a hub for collaboration with Indian enterprises, nonprofits, and startups, helping to accelerate the development of next-generation AI-powered solutions.
Our expansion comes at a pivotal moment when Indian enterprises and startups are seeking AI models they can trust,” said Paul Smith, Anthropic’s Chief Commercial Officer. “They need systems that combine frontier performance with the safety and reliability required to support critical business operations at scale. We see remarkable promise in India’s innovation ecosystem — from vibrant startups to established enterprises shaping solutions that impact millions globally.”
India’s Growing Role in the Claude Ecosystem
According to Anthropic’s recent Economic Index Report, India ranks second globally in consumer usage of Claude, behind only the United States.
A large portion of this activity comes from technical and programming-related tasks, such as:
Leading Indian enterprises, including CRED, already use Claude for their most critical coding workloads. With Claude Code usage growing over 10x globally in just three months after launch, Anthropic expects this momentum to further accelerate India’s export-driven IT and software services industry.
Building for India: Expanding Indic Language Support
Anthropic also announced ongoing investments in enhancing Claude’s Indic language capabilities, a core focus of its regional roadmap.
Claude currently supports multiple major Indian languages and will soon offer enhanced performance in Hindi and nearly a dozen more, including Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, and Urdu.
This expansion aims to make AI more accessible across India’s diverse linguistic landscape, enabling adoption in both the public sector and grassroots communities.
Looking Ahead
Anthropic’s move into India highlights the nation’s growing importance in the global AI economy — not only as a market but as a center for innovation, research, and ethical AI development.
With the Bengaluru office set to open in early 2026, the company aims to strengthen collaboration with local partners and empower developers, researchers, and organizations to leverage Claude responsibly and effectively.
Careers: Explore opportunities at Anthropic’s new Bengaluru office at anthropic.com/careers
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