Funny, I thought India was busy aborting baby girls too? I seem to remember watching a 60 Minutes segment on that way back when (when I used to watch 60 Minutes). They had ultrasound clinics on every corner just for the purpose of identifying and aborting female embroyos.
India definitely has a problem with baby girl abortions. However, one very salient point is that it is actually Illegal in India to abort a female fetus.
The goverment is perpetually conducting crackdowns on ultra sound clinics
So, while the practice does survive in clandestine clinics it is not in the open and people are afraid of getting caught. Over time, as India’s law enforcement mechanism improves they will significantly tamp down on this practice.
Even today except for some Northern states, the sex ratio has made a comeback in most of India
The difference with China is that China encourages abortions and funds them. In India, if you abort a female you are a criminal with 14 years of imprisonment if you get convicted. This pushes off most people from trying it. The old maxim rules. The richer you get the more you have to lose, the more you follow the law.
That's what I remember too ... not much respect for women - bride burnings and all...