India, Feb. 23 -- The opening of the Anthropic Bengaluru office marks a major step in the company's India strategy. The new facility positions India as its second-largest market globally and its second location in Asia after Tokyo.

India's developer base is central to this expansion. Nearly half of Claude.ai usage in the country is focused on complex computing and mathematical tasks. These include building applications, modernising systems and shipping production software. The usage pattern reflects a technically mature user base rather than casual experimentation.

Irina Ghose, MD, India, Anthropic, said India offers the scale, technical talent and digital infrastructure necessary to extend responsible AI adoption across enterprises and...