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Aadhaar: Governing with Biometrics
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Aadhaar means ‘foundation’ or ‘support’ in several Indian languages. Utter the word ‘aadhaar’ anywhere across the length and breadth of India today, and you will most certainly evoke India’s nation...
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“The verdict directly connects Aadhaar to its affordances in public welfare delivery, and for the same reason it limits its use by private parties with commercial purposes (Rao and Nair 2019:477).”
From Biometric Infrastructures and the Indian Public Distribution System (2020) · cites this paper as Rao and Nair 2019:477
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“In continuity with the Aadhaar bill, the verdict frames digital identification into the functional role of enabler of public services, hence backing the continued entrenchment on Aadhaar in national social protection schemes.”
From Biometric Infrastructures and the Indian Public Distribution System (2020) · cites this paper as Rao and Nair 2019:477
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“Addressing such preoccupations, the Supreme Court emitted a final verdict in September 2018, declaring Aadhaar’s constitutionality in the light of its role in strengthening social welfare.”
From Biometric Infrastructures and the Indian Public Distribution System (2020) · cites this paper as Rao and Nair 2019:477
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Metadata
- Authors
- Rao, U., & Nair, V.
- Affiliations
- Leipzig University (DE)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rao, Ursula
- Nair, Vijayanka
- Venue
- South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2019-05-04
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 469-481
- ISSN
- 0085-6401 (ISSN-L)
- 1479-0270
- OpenAlex
- W2945621989
- Cited by
- 154
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 24 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 39 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 8.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies (publishedVersion)
- MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Signal Processing › Biometric Identification and Security
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › E-Government and Public Services
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation
- Keywords
- Aadhaar, biometrics, biometric identification, governance, national identification system
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