Avantika Chilkoti, an international correspondent for The Economist, joins Simon Cox, a senior economics writer, and Catherine Nixey, a Britain correspondent, to dive into the complex relationship between cows and politics in India. They discuss the cultural reverence for cows and the stark realities of their treatment, influenced by political agendas. The conversation also tackles philosophical questions about population ethics, examining how future generations are affected by today's policies, and reflects on the fading legacy of foreign-language phrasebooks in a digital age.