India, Saudi Arabia exploring clean hydrogen, fintech collaboration
India and Saudi Arabia are exploring collaboration in emerging fields like fintech, new technologies, energy efficiency, clean hydrogen, textiles and mining to boost trade and investment ties, a statement said on Friday.
These areas were discussed during the recent visit of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal to Riyadh. He co-chaired the second meeting of the economy and investment committee under the India-Saudi Strategic Partnership Council (SPC) along with Minister of Energy, Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud, on October 30 in Riyadh.
“Both countries are exploring collaboration in emerging fields like fintech, new technologies, energy efficiency, clean hydrogen, textiles, mining,” the commerce and industry ministry said. During the Future Investment Initiative (FII) event, the minister urged global investors to seize emerging opportunities in India.