Sen also wrote an article for The New York Times in 2013 documenting the reasons why India trailed behind China in economic development. He advocated for healthcare reform, because low-income people in India have to deal with exploitative and inadequate private healthcare. He recommended that India implement the same education policies that Japan did in the late 19th century. However, he conceded that there is a tradeoff between democracy and progress in Asia because democracy is a near reality in India and not in China."Why India Trails China." New York Times, 20 June 2013.
sen also wrote an article for the new york times in 2013 documenting the reasons why india trailed behind china in economic development he advocated for healthcare reform because low-income people in india have to deal with exploitative and inadequate private healthcare he recommended that india implement the same education policies that japan did in the late 19th century however he conceded that there is a tradeoff between democracy and progress in asia because democracy is a near reality in india and not in china"why india trails china" new york times 20 june 2013