The Global GCC Summit 2025, organised by the Inductus Group at The Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, brought together some of the world’s most influential business, technology, and policy leaders to spotlight India’s rapid ascent as a strategic global innovation, R&D, and capability hub. With around 250 high-profile delegates—including CEOs, CXOs, GCC heads, government officials, academic leaders from IITs and IIMs, consulates, embassies, and global trade bodies—the summit stood out as one of the most comprehensive GCC-focused platforms hosted in India.
Prominent speakers included Dr. Kishore Jayaraman (UKIBC), Mr. Pranav Mishra (AMCHAM), Sandeep Kulkarni (Worley), Mr. Mayank Sharma (Google USA), and Mr. Anjani Ladia (ICAI–Luxembourg), who collectively addressed India’s transition from a cost-arbitrage destination to a strategic node for high-value global operations.
Shaping the Future of GCCs in India
Across the day-long summit, thought leaders dissected the emerging dynamics that will shape the next phase of the GCC ecosystem. Key themes included:
- GCC 2040 Roadmap: An exploration of India’s long-term opportunity to lead globally in capability development, advanced R&D, and strategic innovation.
- Digital Trust & Compliance: A deep dive into the DPDP Act, global cybersecurity frameworks, and how GCCs can strengthen trust, data governance, and secure operations.
- Talent Architecture for GCC 4.0: Industry-academia collaboration, new-age curriculum design, and skill transformation needed to build a future-ready workforce.
- The Innovation Imperative: Positioning India’s GCCs as central to global AI-driven transformation and strategic value creation.
India–Singapore Collaboration Formalised
During the summit, The Inductus Group India signed an MoU with Singapore-based Asteria Visions Pte. Ltd. in the presence of Mr. Vivek Raguraman, First Secretary (Economic), Singapore High Commission, symbolising strengthened bilateral cooperation in innovation and capability development.
India’s GCC Growth Outlook: A Transformative Shift
Alouk Kumar, CEO & MD of Inductus Group, highlighted India’s massive economic potential through GCCs. He said, “The Global GCC Summit 2025 has powerfully reaffirmed India’s evolution from an outsourcing destination to the world’s most critical Global R&D and Innovation Hub. The numbers say it all: According to the economic survey report tabled in the parliament, GCCs are already set to contribute 3% to India’s GDP by 2030. Moreover, Inductus’ industry research-based projections indicate that by 2040, the sector’s total economic value could reach as high as $450 billion, contributing 7.10% to the GDP. Far more importantly, this growth is a powerful engine for national employment. From the current base of approximately 2 million resources, we project that the sector will deploy 3.5 million human resources by 2030 and an unprecedented 8 million by 2040. This is not just a growth story; it is a fundamental shift in India’s economic narrative, placing GCCs as the backbone of the nation’s future as a global technology superpower. The discussions here have laid the strategic groundwork to achieve this vision.”
Launch of ‘India Rising’
One of the summit’s highlights was the unveiling of the book ‘India Rising – Rise & Future of Services Sector Led by GCCs in India (1985–2040)’, offering an extensive assessment of the GCC sector’s evolution and projecting its strategic role in shaping India’s global economic standing.
A Landmark Platform for Collaboration
The Global GCC Summit 2025 emerged as a pivotal platform for policy dialogue, strategic collaboration, and industry development. As noted by Mr. Alouk Kumar, the summit reinforced India’s position as a priority investment destination for global enterprises, highlighting existing GCC achievements and creating a foundation for future innovations, partnerships, and growth.
With a focus on advanced research, digital transformation, and sustainable development, the summit signalled India’s readiness to lead the next wave of global capability, technology, and innovation-driven growth.
