Aadhaar Quotes

“The challenge confronting leaders in the 21st century is less about what to do and more about how to get it done.”
― Shankkar Aiyar, Aadhaar: A Biometric History of India's 12-Digit Revolution

“Government,’ Ronald Reagan, fortieth president of the United States of America, said, ‘is like a baby’s alimentary canal, with a healthy appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.”
― Shankkar Aiyar, Aadhaar: A Biometric History of India's 12-Digit Revolution

“Political mandates matter, but delivering on promises requires institutions. And it takes individuals to build those institutions, so expertise matters, as does the system’s openness to lateral induction of talent. For an idea to succeed, no matter how worthy on its own, all these elements must come together to form a unique constellation.”
― Shankkar Aiyar, Aadhaar: A Biometric History of India's 12-Digit Revolution

“India's political economy is replete with tales of how things did not happen. The lament is preceded by the ubiquitous 'if only', about how solutions were thought of but the ideas did not translate into action.”
― Shankkar Aiyar, Aadhaar: A Biometric History of India's 12-Digit Revolution