Your newspaper reported on July 3 (“Israeli IT firms to bid for unique ID card project�) that India might allow Israeli IT firms to bid for the unique identification card project. This is a terrible idea that should not be pursued for two reasons. One, Israel has taken over the mantle of oppression of a native people from the former apartheid South Africa in its brutal occupation of Palestinian land and inhuman siege of Gaza. It should be boycotted by India in the same manner that we shunned the white racist regime in South Africa. That is the minimally right thing to do to express opposition to the horrific treatment of Palestinians by the Israeli government. It needs to be pointed out that Israeli industries, especially those that are involved with military and security matters, work hand-in-glove with their rulers. It is a matter of shame that our governments, since the time of the Narasimha Rao administration, has traded with Israel effectively selling the much vaunted soul of "Gandhian morality" for the expediency and profit of business in arms. Secondly, entrusting the personal data of our citizens to a foreign firm is fraught with danger. Israeli firms are suspected to be involved in operations that collect information on Americans through electronic means. The information is shared with American and Israeli government agencies violting the privacy of citizens. India need not follow this dangerous path.

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Isreali firm with colloboration with any of the leading indian firms like Tata consultancy or Infosys is best suited for the job. Israel is probably has finest brains and systems with regards to anti terrorism in entire world. Project like this should be handled by the most competant rather than giving for charity. If our IT firms are not doing well let us compete with global talents, we do not need rservation or protectionism.Communism and socialialistic pattern of governing has done enough harm to the country. Thanks to Narasimha Rao & Manmohan singh team who lead us from dark era.Those who had seen those days when we had no jobs,no milk in summer,food shortages,craving for govt.jobs would stand witness.

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Since this private Indian citizen data, it must be dealt by Indian companies, on Indian soil, and only by Indian citizens. I am open to source/outsource, but not projects like this.

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The government should not give it any non-Indian company. The world is passing through economic slowdown and Indian IT firms are the worst hit. In order to create job and business for Indians the government should give this contract only to the Indian companies particularly to smaller companies to help them grow and recover there loses. The project should be utilize to give jobs to those who have lost it due to recession. Our IT companies are the best in the world and hence any international search will be simply a waste of time and money.

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