Published Feb 17, 2026 | 1:19 PM ⚊ Updated Feb 17, 2026 | 1:19 PM
Nearly half of Claude interactions in India involve computer and mathematical tasks. Credit: x.com/AnthropicAI
Synopsis: Anthropic has entered Bengaluru, its second office in Asia after Tokyo, led by Managing Director Irina Ghose. India is now Claude.ai’s second-largest market after the US, with revenue doubling since October 2025 and heavy usage in technical tasks. The company announced partnerships with Air India, CRED, Cognizant, Pratham, Digital Green, and others to advance responsible AI in enterprise, education, agriculture, healthcare, and public services, while improving Indic language support.
US-based AI giant Anthropic has officially opened its first India office – in Bengaluru – marking the Karnataka capital as second expansion in Asia after Tokyo.
Led by its India Managing Director Irina Ghose, the Bengaluru office will prioritise hiring local talent across diverse roles. This strategic push comes as India’s run-rate revenue for Anthropic has doubled since October 2025, driven by intense technical usage.
Nearly half of Claude interactions in India involve computer and mathematical tasks, such as building applications, modernising legacy systems, and deploying production software.
“India represents one of the world’s most promising opportunities to bring the benefits of responsible AI to vastly more people and enterprises,” Ghose said.
“It’s home to extraordinary technical talent, digital infrastructure at scale, and a proven track record of using technology to improve lives.”
Alongside the office launch, Anthropic announced a series of high-profile partnerships spanning enterprise, education, agriculture, healthcare, and public services to accelerate responsible AI deployment.
In the enterprise sector, collaborations include Air India, which is leveraging Claude Code for faster custom software development and cost reductions through agentic AI; fintech platform CRED, reporting 2x faster feature delivery and improved test coverage; and IT services giant Cognizant, rolling out Claude to 350,000 employees for legacy system modernisation. Startups like Razorpay, Enterpret, and Emergent (which has reached $25 million in ARR with Claude) are also integrating the technology.
Education initiatives feature a pilot with nonprofit Pratham on an “Anytime Testing Machine” involving 1,500 students, with plans to expand to 100 schools by the end of 2026. The Central Square Foundation is also partnering for AI tools in learning environments.
In agriculture and public sectors, Anthropic is working with organisations such as Digital Green and EkStep Foundation on OpenAgriNet, Karya, and the Collective Intelligence Project for domain-specific evaluations in agriculture and law.
The company is enhancing Claude’s capabilities in Indic languages like Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, and Urdu through curated data improvements.
