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Meet Amlan Mohanty, Anthropic's new policy chief for India
08 Apr 2026

Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, has appointed Amlan Mohanty to lead its policy efforts in India.

The move comes as part of Anthropic's strategy to establish an early regulatory presence in one of the world's fastest-growing AI markets.

Mohanty expressed his excitement about joining the frontier AI firm and praised its safety-first approach and rapid product development.

Mohanty's experience in public policy
Career background

Before joining Anthropic, Mohanty was a public policy counsel at Google from 2018 to 2022.

He also served as a fellow at Carnegie India, a non-resident fellow at NITI Aayog, an associate fellow at the Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI), and visiting professor at the National Law School of India University.

'India is key to the future of AI'
Future outlook

Expressing his views on AI in India, Mohanty said, "India is key to the future of AI—the scale, diversity and potential for impact are unmatched and what works well here can be replicated in other parts of the world."

He added that what works well in India can be replicated elsewhere.

"I'm excited to shape Anthropic's early presence in India and build trusted partnerships with government, industry and civil society," he said.

Growing interest in India from global AI firms
Market trend

The appointment of Mohanty comes as global AI companies are increasingly looking at India as both a deployment and policy market.

In 2024, OpenAI appointed Pragya Mishra as its public policy head for India.

The move is part of a broader trend among leading AI companies to engage more closely with regulators and shape emerging frameworks.