Alphabet plans major India expansion with new Bengaluru offices to accommodate up to 20,000 employees.

According to a Bloomberg article, Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, intends to significantly expand its activities in India, with Bengaluru emerging as a key focus. According to reports, the corporation is thinking about adding millions of square feet of office space in the city, which could house up to 20,000 workers. 

The action coincides with President Donald Trump’s tightening of US immigration laws, which include much higher H-1B visa costs that have increased the difficulty and expense of acquiring foreign talent in the US. As a result, a number of US IT businesses are increasing their hiring outside of the US, with India emerging as a top choice. 

Alphabet has already leased one office tower in Alembic City in Bengaluru’s Whitefield IT hub, according to Bloomberg, and has options on two more towers totaling roughly 2.4 million square feet. Alphabet confirmed renting a single 650,000-square-foot tower, but it made no mention of its intentions for future growth. 

India is drawing more and more international AI firms. Global capability centers in India are expected to employ 2.5 million people by 2030, according to industry organization Nasscom. OpenAI and Anthropic have both established operations in the nation. 

The combined Indian workforce of big US IT companies increased by 16% in the last year, the largest growth in three years, according to staffing agency Xpheno. 

Source – The Financial Express