digital government services
UK Prime Minister Explores India's Aadhaar Model for British Digital ID Implementation
Oct 09, 2025 06:52 pm CST
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani during his India visit to study the successful digital identification system as a model for the UK's proposed mandatory digital ID cards, despite historical British resistance to national identification systems and ongoing opposition from civil liberty advocates.
Keir Starmer Explores India's Digital ID Success for UK Implementation
Oct 09, 2025 03:21 pm CST
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to learn from India's successful digital ID system as the UK plans to implement similar smartphone-based identification for migration control and streamlined government services, while simultaneously strengthening UK-India trade relations during his two-day Mumbai visit.