Overview

• Anthropic chief Dario Amodei met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss responsible AI and India-focused deployments, drawing a public welcome from the prime minister.
• The company confirmed plans to open its first India office in Bengaluru in early 2026, citing local talent and enterprise proximity, with hiring slated for on-the-ground teams; it will be Anthropic’s second Indo‑Pacific hub after Tokyo.
• Anthropic said it will boost Indic language support, including enhanced Hindi for consumer interfaces and expanded capabilities across Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam and Urdu.
• Anthropic reports India ranks second globally in Claude usage and says Claude Code usage in the country has risen about fivefold since June, with a large share tied to technical and software development tasks; enterprises such as CRED have integrated the tools.
• The company plans collaborations with businesses, nonprofits and startups in education, healthcare and agriculture, and media reports indicate exploratory meetings with Reliance executives are expected but not yet confirmed.