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GlobalLogic to up India staff number to 20K by '26 end

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August 21, 2025

GlobalLogic, a US-based digital engineering services provider that is part of the Hitachi group, is ramping up its India operations by adding more centers and expanding its workforce from 15,000 to 20,000 by the end of 2026. This could make India its largest and fastest-growing base globally, even as artificial intelligence (AI) drives productivity gains, according to President and Chief Executive Officer Srini Shankar, who took charge in February, and Piyush Jha, group vice-president and managing director for Asia-Pacific (APAC). In an interview with Gulveen Aulakh in New Delhi, the executives said GlobalLogic was maintaining its pace to reach $5 billion in revenue by 2028. Edited excerpts:

GlobalLogic to up India staff number to 20K by '26 end

GlobalLogic builds software for ADAS in automotive, for med-tech devices like defibrillators, for network traffic routing, and is now training large language models (LLMs) for industry players. What is India's contribution to these segments?

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