<h1>State launches BharatNetra fintech hub with international partners to build Asia-Pacific gateway, skills for 7,000 and GCC plan</h1> The state government launched an Integrated Global Financial Technology Capability Hub (BharatNetra) in partnership with international financial-technology institutions and a foreign university to position the state as a gateway to the Asia-Pacific fintech corridor. The initiative includes workforce skilling for 7,000 students, certification programs, a Centre of Excellence, a proposed Global Capability Centre and a planned GCC policy to attract investment, plus a cable landing station and semiconductor fab approvals from the central government. Regulatory and investment implications include cross-border collaboration, data and infrastructure governance, incentives under forthcoming FinTech and GCC policies, and talent pipeline development.