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Ep 50: Pramod Varma on India's Digital Empowerment

Brave New World -- hosted by Vasant Dhar

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Why India's Privacy Bill Wasn't Passed

There was no foundational paper, like unlike in the US, where there's a birth certificate and an SSM issue on top of that. On top of that, you have very, very large migration, internal migration in the country for economic opportunities. So it was very clear to most people that an identity project is absolutely essential as we formalize the economy.

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