Summary
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India to learn about India's digital ID system called Aadhaar, which has registered over 1.3 billion people. Starmer is interested in implementing a similar system, known as the "Brit Card," in the UK to improve immigration controls and service access, though it has faced criticism for privacy concerns.
Key Facts
- Keir Starmer is the UK Prime Minister and met Narendra Modi in Mumbai.
- Starmer wants to learn from India's Aadhaar, a large digital ID system with over 1.3 billion cards issued.
- The UK plans to introduce a similar system called the "Brit Card" by 2029.
- The Brit Card aims to help with immigration control and provide easy access to services.
- The UK's digital ID plan has faced privacy concerns, with over 2.2 million people signing a petition against it.
- India's Aadhaar system includes biometric data like fingerprints and iris scans.
- Aadhaar is used in India for identity verification in banking and mobile services.
- Aadhaar was launched in 2009 and processes about 80 million authentications daily.
