By CIO Insider Team
 

Technology leader Cisco considers India a highly significant market and plans to keep investing in the country, according to senior executive Jeetu Patel.

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the company's President and Chief Product Officer said that India accounts for the largest concentration of its people outside the US.

"Going ahead, India is a very strategic region for us, and we have experienced tremendous amounts of growth over there," he says.

"We continue to make sure that we actually are moving our manufacturing in some cases also there," he says, while giving an example of the Chennai facility that was launched about a year ago.

"So, I think that India is a very strategic part of the world for us and we want to continue to keep investing in India," he says.

Jeetu says that there's a very strong public private partnership culture in the country and Cisco has been very fortunate to work with the administration over there.

"Our goal is to continue to keep serving the best technologies that America produces, so that they can have the best ability for generating tokens for AI," he says.

Cisco works with a multitude of different industries in India, and it wants us to continue to do that, he said. "It's one of our most strategic regions as we move forward," says Jeetu who frequently visits India.

Cisco works across a multitude of sectors in India, including IT, telecommunications, manufacturing, and education. Patel stressed that India would remain one of Cisco’s most strategic regions as the company continues to expand its operations. Frequent visits to the country reflect Cisco’s hands-on approach and its commitment to understanding local market needs.

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“India is not just a market; it is a critical hub for talent, innovation, and growth,” Patel says. “We want to continue investing, innovating, and collaborating to ensure that we support India’s digital transformation journey while also strengthening our global footprint.”

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With robust partnerships, growing infrastructure, and a talented workforce, India is set to remain a central focus for Cisco’s strategy in the years ahead.