Anthropic Expands to Bengaluru, Partners Across Sectors to Boost Claude AI in India
February 16, 2026
Industry lead Irina Ghose highlights India's potential for responsible AI, citing deep talent, scalable digital infrastructure, and a track record of tech benefiting people and enterprises.
Since October 2025, run-rate revenue in India has doubled as major clients like Air India, CRED, and Cognizant deploy Claude for development and modernization; Cognizant plans a global rollout to 350,000 employees, while CRED reports faster feature delivery and better test coverage using Claude Code.
Emergent has reached $25 million ARR and amassed 2 million users on Claude within under five months, signaling strong traction.
At the heart of the discourse is a 38-page essay urging careful management of AI risks even as rapid improvements and diffusion continue.
The biggest competitive moats will come from AI applications that bridge the digital and physical world, where real-world impact and navigating regulation pose significant hurdles for rivals.
A broader message emphasizes that AI accelerates change faster than any modern technology and calls for inclusive, economically beneficial development across sectors.
Healthcare is highlighted as a primary area of AI impact, with legal and finance identified as rapid-growth sectors.
Anthropic opens a Bengaluru office and unveils a slate of partnerships across enterprise, education, agriculture, and the public sector to accelerate Claude AI adoption in India.
Medicine and biology are pinpointed as domains where AI can build defensible, durable businesses due to complexity, regulation, and need for specialized expertise.
A vision is shared where humans supervise AI progress to accelerate breakthroughs by 10x to 100x across science, health, biology, finance, and legal, encouraging broad experimentation.
Amodei cites his essays to advocate responsible innovation aligned with democracy, economic inclusion, and long-term human welfare, while safeguarding against misuse.
He emphasizes that AI development should prioritize democratic values, healthcare improvements, and broad societal benefits over short-term, attention-driven gains.
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The Times Of India • Feb 16, 2026
India must use AI to make governance efficient, citizen-centric: Anthropic CEO
The Times Of India • Feb 16, 2026
India second-largest market for Claude: Anthropic India MD Ghose
