US tariffs, AI play spoilers in India’s GCC boom

Bengaluru: Already home to 1,700 global capability centres (GCCs), employing 1.9 million professionals (as per commercial realty solutions provider – Vestian), India has been scripting a major success story of turning into a hub for the sector. However, Donald Trump’s tariff escapade seems to have stolen some of the thunder, with potential entrants dithering over moving in, given the uncertainties clouding the horizon. Agentic AI has also put a spoke to the wheels that was just gathering pace, say analysts.