Michael Kugelman


Michael Kugelman is the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly South Asia Brief. He has been an analyst of the region for nearly two decades.

Articles by Michael Kugelman
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk looks at graffiti on the walls of the Dhaka University campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 29.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk looks at graffiti on the walls of the Dhaka University campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 29.
An Indian army vehicle is seen near the India-China border in Ladakh on Aug. 29.
An Indian army vehicle is seen near the India-China border in Ladakh on Aug. 29.
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (left) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (left) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Members and supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party offer sweets to one another as they smile and celebrate the BJP's lead in the vote-counting for Haryana's state elections. They hold a green and orange BJP flag that features a lotus. One man holds up a peace sign.
Members and supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party offer sweets to one another as they smile and celebrate the BJP's lead in the vote-counting for Haryana's state elections. They hold a green and orange BJP flag that features a lotus. One man holds up a peace sign.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party activists, holding pictures of leader Imran Khan and flags, take part in a public rally on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party activists, holding pictures of leader Imran Khan and flags, take part in a public rally on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan.
Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves a polling station after casting his ballot in Sri Lanka's presidential election.
Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves a polling station after casting his ballot in Sri Lanka's presidential election.
Supporters of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe attend an election rally in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sept. 18.
Supporters of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe attend an election rally in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sept. 18.
A volunteer covers a landslide affected area with tarpaulin at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on June 19.
A volunteer covers a landslide affected area with tarpaulin at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on June 19.
A worker stands in front of a section of a cross-border gas pipeline, in Chabahar, Iran.
A worker stands in front of a section of a cross-border gas pipeline, in Chabahar, Iran.
Medical professionals and students participate in a protest after the rape and killing of a doctor in the Indian state of West Bengal in New Delhi.
Medical professionals and students participate in a protest after the rape and killing of a doctor in the Indian state of West Bengal in New Delhi.
An Afghan man is seen from the side as he walks down the street selling Taliban flags, which hang from wooden poles slung over his soldier. Traffic barriers and trees are visible along the side of the road.
An Afghan man is seen from the side as he walks down the street selling Taliban flags, which hang from wooden poles slung over his soldier. Traffic barriers and trees are visible along the side of the road.
People gather to celebrate the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
People gather to celebrate the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
From left: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose before the Quad ministerial meeting in Tokyo.
From left: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose before the Quad ministerial meeting in Tokyo.
Bangladeshi army personnel stand in a line behind barbed wire as they guard the parliament house in Dhaka, Bangladesh, following clashes between police and protesters. The soldiers wear green camouflage fatigues and helmets, and they hold rifles as they look straight ahead.
Bangladeshi army personnel stand in a line behind barbed wire as they guard the parliament house in Dhaka, Bangladesh, following clashes between police and protesters. The soldiers wear green camouflage fatigues and helmets, and they hold rifles as they look straight ahead.
People cheer before a banner with Imran Khan's face on it.
People cheer before a banner with Imran Khan's face on it.