$64.6 billion. 1.9 million professionals.

That is the current size of India’s GCC sector, as reported in NASSCOM’s latest five-year review of the industry.

The growth momentum is accelerating.

Deloitte’s 2025 Global Business Services (GBS) Survey confirms the shift:

• 70% of mature GCCs now own digital transformation outcomes for their enterprises.

• More than 40% report directly against P&L targets monitored at board level. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗖-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, the implications are material:

• Cost & control: Building a 300-person digital or AI pod in India typically reduces total cost of ownership by 30–40 % compared with equivalent hiring in the U.S. or Europe, while retaining IP ownership and governance.

• Speed to capability: Local talent depth allows faster scaling of AI, cloud, and cyber programs without relying on scarce onshore expertise.

• Resilience: Distributed hubs diversify geopolitical and supply-chain risk while creating a sustainable talent pipeline.

The question for the board is no longer “Should we offshore?”

It is “Which critical capabilities should we own in India and how quickly can we scale them to influence revenue, margin, and innovation?”