Aaj ke taja khabar yeh keh he Britain ke Prime Minister Keir Starmer ne apne India ke pehle daure me Mumbai me Bharat ke Pradhan Mantri Narendra Modi se mulaqat ki. Yeh mulaqat sirf ek political visit nahi thi, balki technology, trade aur digital identity system par ek badi charcha ka mauka bhi bani.

Starmer ke sath ek British business aur cultural delegation bhi tha, jisme kai bade company ke leaders shamil hue. Unhone India ke digital ID system “Aadhaar” ke bare me gahri dilchaspi dikhai.

UK Ka Naya “Brit Card” Plan

Keir Starmer ne kuch hafte pehle UK me ek naya digital ID system announce kiya tha jiska naam “Brit Card” rakha gaya hai. Yeh system 2029 tak compulsory hone wala hai. Iska main maksad illegal migration aur fake work identity ke cases ko kam karna hai.

Starmer ka kehna hai ke yeh digital ID logon ke liye easy bana dega ki wo apni identity verify kar sakein aur basic services ka access le sakein bina paperwork ke.

India Se Prerna Lenewali UK Sarkar

UK ke Prime Minister Starmer ne kaha ke unhe India ke Aadhaar system se kaafi kuch seekhne ko mil sakta hai. Unhone Aadhaar ko “massive success” bataya. Aadhaar system ke through India ne 1.3 billion se zyada logon ko digital identity di hai — yeh duniya ka sabse bada ID system hai.

Starmer ne Mumbai me Infosys ke co-founder aur Aadhaar project ke architect Nandan Nilekani se bhi mulaqat ki. Unhone Aadhaar ke technical framework aur uske data management ke model par discussion kiya.

India Ka Aadhaar System Kaise Kaam Karta Hai

Aadhaar ek digital ID system hai jo fingerprints, iris scan, photo aur address data store karta hai. Har citizen ko ek 12-digit unique number milta hai. Isse log apna bank account khulwa sakte hain, mobile SIM le sakte hain, ya government benefits ka claim kar sakte hain.

Government ka kehna hai ki Aadhaar ke through unhone 10 billion dollars tak administrative cost bachayi hai. Lekin kuch experts kehte hain ki yeh figure thoda exaggerate hai.

UK Ka Brit Card Thoda Alag Hai

Brit Card me biometric data store nahi kiya jayega jaise fingerprints ya iris scan. UK government ne kaha hai ke unka focus basic identity verification par hoga, privacy ke saath compromise kiye bina.

Ek UK government spokesperson ne kaha, “Hum Aadhaar system ko copy nahi kar rahe, hum sirf usse seekh rahe hain.”

Privacy Concerns Aur Public Reaction

UK me kai rights groups ne Brit Card proposal ko criticize kiya hai. Unka kehna hai ke yeh “mass surveillance” ka ek naya form ho sakta hai. 2.2 million se zyada log ek petition par sign kar chuke hain jo is system ke against hai.

Petition me likha gaya hai ke kisi ko bhi force nahi kiya jana chahiye ek state-controlled digital ID system me register karne ke liye.

India Ka Experience: Data Leak Aur Privacy Issues

India ke Aadhaar system me kai baar data leaks huye hain — kuch reports ke mutabiq 85% population ka data kabhi na kabhi leak hua. 2018, 2019 aur 2022 me major leaks samne aaye jahan Aadhaar data dark web par bik raha tha.

January 2025 me India ne private companies ko Aadhaar authentication access dena shuru kiya, lekin isse bhi logon me trust issue badh gaya. Critics ka kehna hai ke yeh “centralised data control” ka ek dangerous model hai.

Legal Experts Ka Kehna

Supreme Court lawyer Vrinda Bhandari ka kehna hai ke Aadhaar me sabse badi problem centralisation hai. Unka kehna hai, “Digital ID ko kabhi bhi biometric aur behavioural data ke sath combine nahi karna chahiye bina strong privacy law ke.”

India me abhi bhi ek strong data protection law nahi hai, isliye log apne personal data ke misuse ko lekar chintit hain.

Aadhaar Ne Gareeb Logon Ko Kya Nukhsan Pahunchaya

Kai reports ke mutabiq Aadhaar verification ke technical error ke chalte logon ko pension aur ration milne me dikkat hui. Jab fingerprints match nahi hote, system block ho jata hai, aur gareeb logon ke liye yeh ek badi samasya ban gayi hai.

Supreme Court ne 2018 me Aadhaar ke limited use ko allow kiya — welfare aur tax ke liye, lekin private companies ke use par restriction lagayi. Lekin ab policy badalne ke baad private companies ko bhi limited access mil gaya hai.

Doosre Desh Bhi India Ka Model Follow Kar Rahe

India ka Aadhaar system Kenya, Philippines, Morocco aur Ethiopia jaise deshon ke liye ek model ban gaya hai. Kenya ne 2019 me “Huduma Namba” system launch kiya tha, lekin privacy issues ke chalte use rok diya gaya.

UK ke rights groups bhi warn kar rahe hain ke agar Brit Card me privacy ka dhyan nahi rakha gaya to wo bhi ek “dystopian surveillance system” ban sakta hai.

Trade Deal Aur UK-India Partnership

Modi aur Starmer ne Mumbai me apne free-trade agreement par bhi baat ki. Dono desh July 2025 me ek major trade deal sign kar chuke hain jisme textile, whisky aur automobile sectors par tariffs kam kiye gaye hain.

UK aur India ka target hai ke 2030 tak apna trade volume double karke $120 billion tak pahunchaya jaye.

New Agreements Announced

Meeting ke baad dono deshon ne naye agreements announce kiye jisme ek India-UK innovation centre aur AI development centre shamil hai. Saath hi 64 Indian companies UK me 1.3 billion pounds ka investment karengi.

Starmer ne kaha, “Yeh sirf ek trade partnership nahi balki ek nayi digital aur technological alliance ki shuruaat hai.”

Political Differences Abhi Bhi Maujood

Lekin dono desh sab muddon par ek jaise nahi soch rahe. Ukraine-Russia war par India aur UK ke stance alag hain. UK ne Russia ke against sanctions lagaye hain jabki India abhi bhi Russian oil kharid raha hai.

Khalistan issue bhi ek tension ka point bana hua hai, jahan India ne UK se Sikh separatist groups par action lene ki demand ki hai. 2023 me Indian High Commission par attack ke baad yeh issue aur sensitive ho gaya.

BBC documentary par bhi Bharat ne apni naraazgi dikhayi thi, use “anti-India propaganda” kaha tha.

Conclusion:

India aur UK dono countries digital governance ki taraf badh rahe hain, lekin privacy aur transparency ke beech balance banana sabse bada challenge hai. Starmer ka Brit Card plan agar sahi direction me implement hua to yeh UK ke liye ek game-changer ban sakta hai.

Lekin Aadhaar ke experience se ek sabak milta hai — technology tabhi successful hoti hai jab uske sath strong data protection aur public trust ho.