Aria Thaker

Aria Thaker is a journalist who reports on the intersection of technology and politics for Quartz India. She was formerly a copy editor at The Caravan.

Did Nandan Nilekani push the RBI for Aadhaar authentication for digital payments in 2013?
Government / Excerpt
Did Nandan Nilekani push the RBI for Aadhaar authentication for digital payments in 2013?
Aria Thaker
Aadhaar security failure: Government webpages provide unsecured access to demographic authentication
Technology / News
Aadhaar security failure: Government webpages provide unsecured access to demographic authentication
Aria Thaker
Business / News Aquaoin, a supposed “blockchain solution” for India’s water crisis, is a dubious cryptocurrency scheme with links to bitcoin scams Aria Thaker
Government / News RTI reveals that ten founding members of the controversial Lokniti Foundation are civil servants Aria Thaker
Technology / Reportage Aadhaar’s mixing of public risk and private profit Aria Thaker
Religion / News The Latest Skirmish in California’s Textbooks War Reveals the Mounting Influence of Hindutva in the United States Aria Thaker
Business / News Two Sides of the Same Coin: Amit Bhardwaj’s “Cryptocurrency for Beginners” Is A Poorly-Written Instrument of His Shady Business Schemes Aria Thaker
Business / News A Questionable Investment Scheme Dominated ASSOCHAM’s “Global Summit” On Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology Aria Thaker
Business / Reportage Promise and peril in the Indian bitcoin economy Aria Thaker
Crime / The Lede Amateur investigators stem the tide of antiquities smuggling Aria Thaker
Caste / News In California, a Debate Over History Curricula Has Brought To Fore Denials of Caste in the Indian American Community Aria Thaker
Arts / Interview “My Goal Is To Transform Psyches”: An Interview with Roger Ballen Aria Thaker