Bill Gates faced criticism on social media after referring to India as a 'laboratory to try things' in a podcast. He highlighted India's difficulties but noted improvements in health, education, and nutrition. Gates emphasized India’s stability and potential as a testing ground for initiatives before implementing them elsewhere. ​"And so our biggest non-US office for the Foundation is in India and the most number of pilot roll out things we're doing anywhere in the world are with partners in India," Bill Gates said.