Ravi Agrawal headshot
Ravi Agrawal headshot

Ravi Agrawal

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Ravi Agrawal is the editor in chief of Foreign Policy. He is also the host of FP Live, the magazine's video channel and podcast, on which he regularly interviews world leaders and policymakers. Before joining FP in 2018, Agrawal worked at CNN for more than a decade in full-time roles spanning three continents, including as the network’s New Delhi bureau chief and correspondent. He has shared a Peabody Award and three Emmy nominations for his work as a TV producer, and his writing for FP was part of a series nominated for a 2020 National Magazine Award for columns and commentary. Agrawal is the author of India Connected: How the Smartphone Is Transforming the World’s Largest Democracy. He is a graduate of Harvard University.

Articles by Ravi Agrawal
Heavy machinery handles bauxite and iron ore at the Port of Yantai in China, on Oct. 29.
Heavy machinery handles bauxite and iron ore at the Port of Yantai in China, on Oct. 29.
Solar panels reflect the sun at a power generation base in Lianyungang, China, on July 31, 2024.
Solar panels reflect the sun at a power generation base in Lianyungang, China, on July 31, 2024.
Demonstrators gather during a march on International Women's Day in Los Angeles on March 8.
Demonstrators gather during a march on International Women's Day in Los Angeles on March 8.
Protesters wearing masks depicting US President Donald Trump and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro take part in a protest in defence of retail employment and national sovereignty at 25 de Marco, a popular shopping street in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 18, 2025. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on July 17 slammed Donald Trump's threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on Latin America's largest economy as "unacceptable blackmail." (Photo by Nelson ALMEIDA / AFP) (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images)
Protesters wearing masks depicting US President Donald Trump and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro take part in a protest in defence of retail employment and national sovereignty at 25 de Marco, a popular shopping street in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 18, 2025. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on July 17 slammed Donald Trump's threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on Latin America's largest economy as "unacceptable blackmail." (Photo by Nelson ALMEIDA / AFP) (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for trade talks in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for trade talks in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
A person interacts with a robotic hand at Robot Mall in Beijing on Aug. 4.
A person interacts with a robotic hand at Robot Mall in Beijing on Aug. 4.
U.S. President Donald Trump points at the border wall with Mexico in San Luis, Arizona, on June 23, 2020.
U.S. President Donald Trump points at the border wall with Mexico in San Luis, Arizona, on June 23, 2020.
Palestinians walk along Al-Rashid road toward Gaza City on Oct. 10, after Israel agreed to a cease-fire and withdrew its forces from some positions in Gaza.
Palestinians walk along Al-Rashid road toward Gaza City on Oct. 10, after Israel agreed to a cease-fire and withdrew its forces from some positions in Gaza.
Supporters cheer as former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta on Oct. 28, 2024.
Supporters cheer as former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta on Oct. 28, 2024.
An Israeli army vehicle moves along the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Sept. 7.
An Israeli army vehicle moves along the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Sept. 7.
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 4, 2024.
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 4, 2024.
European Union foreign-policy chief Kaja Kallas holds a press conference ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 22.
European Union foreign-policy chief Kaja Kallas holds a press conference ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 22.
This frame grab taken from AFPTV footage shows smoke billowing in Qatar’s capital, Doha, after explosions from an Israeli airstrike on Sept. 9.
This frame grab taken from AFPTV footage shows smoke billowing in Qatar’s capital, Doha, after explosions from an Israeli airstrike on Sept. 9.
A Chinese U.N. soldier prepares a truckload of aid after it was airlifted by UNICEF in Harbel, Liberia, on Aug. 23, 2014.
A Chinese U.N. soldier prepares a truckload of aid after it was airlifted by UNICEF in Harbel, Liberia, on Aug. 23, 2014.
U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin speaks during a listening session with Michigan farmers and agriculture industry leaders in Sparta, Michigan, on March 20.
U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin speaks during a listening session with Michigan farmers and agriculture industry leaders in Sparta, Michigan, on March 20.