UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is in India to discuss trade with New Delhi, met Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani on Wednesday — a key architect of Aadhaar, the country's own digital Unique ID programme.

Starmer and Nilekani met amid the British government's push to roll out a similar national identification card, with the world leader seeking guidance from the Infosys co-founder to implement an Aadhaar-like system in the UK.

According to Starmer's spokesman spokesman Dave Pares, who spoke to reporters in Mumbai on Wednesday, the UK PM “wanted to hear from him” as his government seeks to roll out a similar ID card. Also Read | ‘Energy is the next UPI’: Infosys' Nandan Nilekani eyes next BIG move in India

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Speaking to journalists in Mumbai, Keir

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