Nobel prize winner on Western countries ‘failure’ to build system like Aadhaar
Nobel laureate Paul Romer praised India’s Aadhaar as a groundbreaking technological innovation, transforming government services and direct benefit transfers. Romer noted India’s proactive use of Aadhaar, contrasting it with Western legal and corporate barriers. He emphasized the necessity of urban development for economic growth and urged India to assert its sovereignty amid rising geopolitical tensions.