Anthropic, a US based AI company has announced the launch of its first office in Bengaluru, along with a string of partnerships all across business, agriculture and public services sectors. The company said India has become Claude’s second-largest market globally. A big share of usage in the country comes from developers and engineers relying on the tool for coding, mathematical problem-solving, system upgrades and building production-ready software.
Irina Ghose, Anthropic’s Managing Director for India, characterised the country as a high-potential market for responsible AI. She added that strong digital public infrastructure, deep talent pool and track record of tech driven transformation in India are among major reasons for company’s this aggressive expansion.
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The newly opened Bengaluru office, Anthropic’s second Asian base after Tokyo, will hire for engineering, go-to-market, and policy positions. The company also stated that its India run-rate revenue has doubled since it announced expansion plans in October 2025.
Language development is a top priority. While AI systems typically perform best in English, Anthropic is working to close performance gaps in widely spoken Indian languages. Over the last six months, it has improved model capabilities in Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu by improving datasets and evaluation criteria.
To ensure local relevance, Anthropic is working with Karya and the Collective Intelligence Project to evaluate AI performance in fields such as agriculture and law. Nonprofits such as Digital Green and Adalat AI are providing domain expertise, and the company intends to make evaluation benchmarks public.
Corporate adoption is also accelerating. Air India is using Claude Code to accelerate software development, while CRED and Cognisant are implementing Claude tools to improve engineering productivity and modernise legacy systems.
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In education, Anthropic has partnered with Pratham to power its AI-based assessment platform, which is currently being tested in schools and aims to increase access to exam preparation and certification pathways. The company is also working with the EkStep Foundation to investigate population-scale AI applications in fields like agriculture.