New Delhi: A quiet but significant geographic shift is underway in global business operations, with several multinational corporations relocating their Global Capability Centres (GCCs) from Eastern Europe to India. The move is driven by a growing appetite for tech expertise, cost agility and scalable innovation infrastructure, say industry insiders.
Companies including SAP, IBM, Google, Deutsche Bank and ArcelorMittal are repositioning India not just as a back office, but as a nerve centre for R&D, AI engineering, cloud transformation, and automation. India now hosts over 53% of all GCCs globally, with hubs like Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Gurugram taking the lead.
The balance has been skewed by the nation’s enormous STEM talent pipeline, which produces over 2.5 million graduates annually. Experts also point to India’s favourable legislative framework, increased emphasis on establishing AI capabilities and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) as key factors in this shift.
Industry projections indicate that by 2030, India will be home to approximately 1,900 GCC companies, with nearly 3 million people working there. The change indicates that GCCs are evolving from cost-cutting hubs to strategic value centres that support global innovation leadership, IP creation and decision-making.
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