Aadhaar is the world's largest identity project that enrolled a billion residents. alongside Nandan Nilekani, the author led a brilliant team in developing the

Identification vs profiling; state welfare vs state surveillance; privacy vs transparency—Aadhaar has bitterly polarized India since its launch in 2010. No ot

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