Indian Investments Into Gcc

West Asia war has delayed India-GCC FTA negotiations: NITI Aayog

Trade Watch report highlights geopolitical risks to trade diplomacy, flags vulnerabilities in gems and jewellery sector and calls for structural reforms

GCC hiring jumps to 14% in Q4 of 2026 but AI talent shortage hits 42%

Tier-1 Cities Dominate GCC Hiring as Hyderabad Emerges Fastest-Growing Hub

Answering the AI-triggered layoff concerns

In this GuruGyan session, Madhu Murty Ronanki, Co-Founder & Head of India Operations, QualiZeal, discusses about How is AI disrupting the IT services industry

IndiQube signs ₹54 crore Pune deal for 1,140 seats with GCC client

IndiQube Spaces signs a Rs 54 crore, five-year deal for 1,140 seats in Pune, highlighting growing demand from global capability centres for flexible workspaces in India

Over 2,000 filings a year: The compliance cost of India's GCC boom

India has emerged as the undisputed global hub for Global Capability Centres (GCCs), hosting over 55 per cent of such facilities worldwide, yet these innovation engines must navigate a staggering regulatory maze of more than 500 distinct legal obligations and over 2,000 annual filings across central, state, and local levels. TeamLease RegTech, in a study titled 'GCCs in India: Cultivating Capability, Ensuring Compliance', noted that despite their rapid expansion and contribution of over USD 64.6 billion in export revenue, GCCs operate within one of the most extensive compliance frameworks governing any enterprise ecosystem. "The compliance requirements for a typical GCC establishment can be classified across seven categories. Each of these categories contains several laws, rules and regulations with varying degrees of applicability depending on the establishment's size, nature and operations. "A GCC registered under a Special Economic Zone in Karnataka with a 1,000-seating capacity

West Asia conflict clouds cast shadow on India-Gulf labour corridor

Rising tensions in West Asia are slowing recruitment of Indian workers to Gulf countries, potentially delaying over 300,000 overseas job placements in the coming months

Metlife GCC leases 75,000 sq ft in Noida's Oxygen Business Park

Metlife's global capacity centre has leased 75,000 sq ft at Embassy's Oxygen Business Park in Noida, adding to strong Grade-A office demand amid rising GCC activity and tech sector expansion

Norms on investments from China can be eased in calibrated way: Goyal

Piyush Goyal says China-origin FDI is not banned and approvals will be sped up, as India considers a calibrated relaxation of Press Note 3 norms while advancing a broad FTA agenda

Salary growth may ease to 9.1% in 2026; GCCs, pharma may be outliers

India Inc's salary growth is projected to ease to 9.1% in 2026, with GCCs and pharma firms leading increases as companies prioritise skill-based rewards, variable pay and talent retention strategies

Rich Insights from Grant Thornton’s tax expert

In this session, Richa Sawhney, Partner – Tax, Grant Thornton Bharat talks about the new tax rules, business implications and gives tips to students aspiring to be in tax advisory roles

Sanofi scales up Hyd hub, cements India's role in global pharma GCC play

Sanofi has expanded its Hyderabad Global Capability Centre, raising capacity to 4,500 employees and strengthening India's position as a key hub for R&D, AI, digital innovation

Datanomics: Gulf bloc's share in India's imports up, exports down

India, GCC begin FTA talks as import dependence deepens, export mix shifts toward electronics and away from energy over the past decade

Budget 2026: Big push for data centres and simpler tax for GCC growth

Transfer pricing rate fixed at 15.5% to boost GCC confidence

Smaller GCCs losing plot through sponsorship change, AI strategy

As AI reshapes enterprises, many Indian GCCs risk being stuck as cost centres - forcing companies to rethink strategy, leadership and real decision power

Uttar Pradesh govt announces sops for GCCs and semiconductor plants

Uttar Pradesh unveils fresh incentives for GCCs and large semiconductor projects to boost FDI and advance its $1 trillion economy ambition

Business that's hiring as AI race hots up: GCCs outpace IT giants

GCCs outpace traditional IT giants in taking in talent as they pivot from basic operations to strategic AI, marking a decisive shift from maintenance to modernisation

EY survey flags limited global leadership roles in Indian GCCs

Out of the GCCs surveyed, 80 per cent reported less than 10 per cent of leadership roles based locally, underscoring the need to accelerate leadership localisation for greater strategic influence

58% of India GCCs invest in Agentic AI as innovation roles widen: EY survey

EY GCC Pulse Survey 2025 shows India's GCCs rapidly moving from GenAI pilots to enterprise-scale Agentic AI, strengthening innovation pipelines and taking on wider global decision-making roles

Tamil Nadu inks pact with ANSR to boost GCC investments, create 10K jobs

Tamil Nadu has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with ANSR, a global leader in establishing and scaling Global Capability Centres for fortune 500 companies, the government said. This partnership marks a significant milestone in strengthening Tamil Nadu's position as one of the world's most attractive destinations for technology, innovation and high-value global services. Leveraging Tamil Nadu's dedicated GCC policy, unparalleled employability, and fastest growing tech workforce, the collaboration with ANSR is expected to generate significant investments, advance innovation capabilities and create more than 10,000 high-value GCC jobs in Tamil Nadu, a press release said. "Through this partnership, ANSR will help bring in the next wave of global corporations. We will support them with policy enablement, fast approvals, site selection and strong talent linkages," Minister for Industries TRB Rajaa said. "We want Tamil Nadu to be the world's most competitive GCC destination.

India's GCC workforce to reach 3.46 million by 2030 as AI scales up: Report

India's tech sector is poised for strong expansion as global capability centres shift from AI pilots to full-scale deployment, creating new roles, reshaping legacy jobs