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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
TopicAjay Bhushan Pandey

Topic: Ajay Bhushan Pandey

New Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey is a multi-tasker — Indian economy will test him

For nearly a year between 2018 and 2019, Ajay Bhushan Pandey handled 3 crucial positions — revenue secretary, CEO of UIDAI & chairman of GST Network.

Tax rebate in interim budget to give relief & certainty to middle class: Revenue secretary

In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, Ajay Bhushan Pandey says Modi govt tried to present a balanced budget keeping in mind the financial implications. 

Supreme Court ruling will only strengthen Aadhaar, says UIDAI chief

Ajay Bhushan Pandey says SC verdict on Aadhaar is historic since it rules biometric ID meets standards of good governance & is not for surveillance.

The series of unfortunate events that have befallen the UIDAI CEO in the Supreme Court

Pandey’s presentation had just started and one of the two projectors in the court stopped working. Earlier, he had failed to authenticate himself during a demo made for the court.

Aadhaar authentication failure in Supreme Court is a fake issue

It is very clear that the issue is not of the Aadhaar's biometrics platform or its architecture but that of ground implementation by some state agencies/institutions.

Off The Cuff with Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey

This edition of ‘Off The Cuff’ saw 'CEO of UIDAI, Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey' in conversation with ThePrint Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. At a time...

On Camera

Telangana spoke up for Muslim vendor who was attacked. South is different from the North

A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.

Venezuela crude returns to India’s oil basket. But only as ‘supplementary’ supply

Indian refiners are testing Venezuelan barrels again as Russian supply sinks, but analysts say volumes will remain limited due to refinery constraints & supply capacity.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.