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Amartya Sen is right again: India is the worst in South Asia after Pakistan

The country has fallen behind Bangladesh, Bhutan on several socio-economic parameters, especially health and education

Sai Manish 

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has again kicked up a storm after he reportedly said, “India has taken a step in the wrong direction after 2014.” Sen, who was speaking at a book launch function on Sunday along with economist Jean Dreze, added, “Now India was the second-worst and only Pakistan has managed to shield us from being the worst.” This is not the first time that the noted economist has made such comparisons either.

He had said something similar at the Delhi Economics Conclave in 2011 when he hinted that India was trailing all its neighbours on several social ...

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First Published: Tue, July 10 2018. 19:21 IST