When Argument Becomes Opium: Amartya Sen, Indian Paralysis, and the Indianization of the West, by Hua Bin

May 28th 2026 12:00am EDT

I wrote an essay titled “The Myth of India Becoming the Next China” last November to debunk a popular but fallacious Western narrative. The essay continues to get views and feedback. A reader recommended the 2005 book The Argumentative Indian, by an Indian author Amartya Sen, to understand the cultural roots of the state of…

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