Pregnant pause: India’s slumping fertility

After decades of overpopulation worries, the country now has the opposite concern. We examine India’s unusual demographic turn , and why it is a wider warning to the world. Vegan substitutes have broadly improved in recent years—so why is there no good vegan cheese ? And remembering Sonny Rollins , an absolute colossus of the saxophone. Watch extended clips from Insider here . Guests and host: Tom Sasse, South Asia bureau chief Sam Colbert, senior series producer, Economist Podcasts Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered: India, fertility rates, global population vegan cheese Sonny Rollins, jazz Get a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+ . For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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