Hi-tech segment led with 35 units while US-based multinationals accounted for 57% of all entries and expansions. Growth in Tier-II cities continued at a slower pace, with expansion concentrated in the metro hubs of Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune. Gaurav Vasu, the cofounder of UnearthIQ, a GCC research and intelligence-led advisory firm by UnearthInsight, pointed out that India added 183 total GCC units in the first half of calendar year 2026, with 73 greenfield (new entrants) and 110 brownfield (expansion of existing centres).

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Hi-tech segment led with 35 units while US-based multinationals accounted for 57% of all entries and expansions. Growth in Tier-II cities continued at a slower pace, with…

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