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A Major Office Push in #Bengaluru
Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, is planning to dramatically expand its presence in India, with the possibility of taking millions of square feet in new office space in Bengaluru, India's premier tech hub. The company has leased one office tower and purchased options on two others in Alembic City, a development in the Whitefield tech corridor, totaling 2.4 million square feet. The first tower, spread across about 650,000 square feet, is expected to open to employees in the next few months, while construction of the remaining two towers is likely to be completed by 2027.
A Workforce Set to More Than Double
If all three buildings are occupied, the expanded campus could accommodate up to 20,000 additional employees, more than doubling its India workforce. Alphabet currently employs roughly 14,000 people in India, out of a global workforce of about 190,000. This would make India one of Alphabet's most significant talent hubs outside the #US .
The H-1B Visa Factor
The expansion comes against the backdrop of tighter US immigration policies under President Donald #Trump . New rules and sharply higher fees for H-1B work visas , as high as $100,000 per application , have made it costlier and more difficult to move Indian engineers to the United States, prompting US tech companies to strengthen their teams outside #America . According to LinkedIn, the number of tech professionals changing their location to India increased by 40% in the third quarter of 2025.
Broader Investment in #India
In October, Google had said it would invest $15 billion over five years to set up an artificial intelligence data centre in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh, its biggest-ever investment in the nation. Alongside this, Alphabet has announced plans to lift 2026 capital expenditures to as much as $185 billion to support AI and cloud infrastructure globally.
India as a Global Tech Destination
The India strategy not only mitigates visa-related disruptions but also positions Alphabet to tap into the world's most populous nation's growing digital economy. India is expected to host over 2,400 global capability centres by 2030, employing over 2.8 million professionals. Alphabet's bold move signals that India is no longer just a support hub , it is becoming central to the company's global AI and technology ambitions.