"On his first visit to India since becoming the United Kingdom's prime minister last year, Keir Starmer has met with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in Mumbai, the country's financial capital, alongside a caravan of British business and cultural leaders. In particular, Starmer wants to know more about India's mammoth digital ID system which logs the world's largest population, with more than 1.3 billion cards issued two weeks after announcing a controversial digital ID system for the UK."
"Starmer has pitched the new digital ID, to be known as a Brit Card, at the core of his plans to tackle irregular migration and exploitative work practices in the UK. A digital ID system will make it tougher to work illegally in this country, making our borders more secure, Starmer said last month. In addition to verifying that a person is permitted to work in the UK, the Brit Card will also offer citizens countless benefits, like being able to prove your identity to access key services swiftly, he said."
"During his trade-centric visit to Mumbai, Starmer also held a meeting with Nandan Nilekani, cofounder and chair of Indian tech services group Infosys, who headed the government body which delivered the ID database more than a decade ago. So, why is Starmer so interested in India's ID system? What are the concerns in the UK? And what can London learn from mistakes made in New Delhi?"
Keir Starmer traveled to Mumbai and met Narendra Modi and British business and cultural leaders to examine India’s large-scale digital ID system. India’s Aadhar has issued more than 1.3 billion cards and supports identity verification across many services. The UK announced a Brit Card digital ID two weeks earlier and intends to use digital identity to address irregular migration, prevent exploitative labor, and verify work authorization. Starmer praised the Indian system and met Nandan Nilekani, who led implementation of the ID database. Rights groups and critics warn of privacy, governance, and rights risks and call for careful lessons from New Delhi.
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