New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Talent shortages are beginning to pose a strategic risk to India's global capability centre (GCC) sector, with 11 per cent of GCC leaders saying their global headquarters are actively evaluating or shifting mandates to competing geographies, according to a PwC India-FICCI study.

The report, based on a survey of 200 senior GCC executives across eight industries, said the impact of skill shortages is already visible in business operations. Nearly six in 10 GCCs, or 59 per cent, reported delays in product launches, project timelines or go-to-market plans, while 54 per cent said talent gaps were limiting their ability to scale AI and digital transformation programmes.

The shortage is also increasing costs and putting p...