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
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Dec. 11, 2014.
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Dec. 11, 2014.
David Miliband, the president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, speaks onstage during the 2021 Concordia Annual Summit in New York City on Sept. 22, 2021.
David Miliband, the president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, speaks onstage during the 2021 Concordia Annual Summit in New York City on Sept. 22, 2021.
People wait in line for food distribution.
People wait in line for food distribution.
Then-NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (left) speaks with then-U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (right) and then-U.S. ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder in Istanbul on Feb 5, 2010.
Then-NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (left) speaks with then-U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (right) and then-U.S. ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder in Istanbul on Feb 5, 2010.
Cover illustration for Foreign Policy magazine of a cracked monument declaring: Democracy is broken. Here's How to Fix It.
Cover illustration for Foreign Policy magazine of a cracked monument declaring: Democracy is broken. Here's How to Fix It.
An election rally for Ebrahim Raisi
An election rally for Ebrahim Raisi
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry speaks at the White House.
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry speaks at the White House.
Farmers chant slogans during a demonstration in New Delhi on Dec. 5.
Farmers chant slogans during a demonstration in New Delhi on Dec. 5.
Crowds swarm the Sadar Bazar as people shop during the upcoming Diwali festival in Delhi on Nov. 13.
Crowds swarm the Sadar Bazar as people shop during the upcoming Diwali festival in Delhi on Nov. 13.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Bharatiya Janata Party workers after a resounding victory in the Bihar state assembly election in New Delhi on Nov. 11.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Bharatiya Janata Party workers after a resounding victory in the Bihar state assembly election in New Delhi on Nov. 11.
A motorist rides past a poster of U.S. Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris at her ancestral village of Thulasendrapuram, Tamil Nadu, India, on Nov. 3.
A motorist rides past a poster of U.S. Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris at her ancestral village of Thulasendrapuram, Tamil Nadu, India, on Nov. 3.
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the "Howdy, Modi!" event at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Sept. 22, 2019.
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the "Howdy, Modi!" event at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Sept. 22, 2019.
Activists from the newly-formed Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an opposition alliance of 11 parties, wave parties flags during the first public rally in Gujranwala, Pakistan, on Oct. 16. ober 16, 2020.
Activists from the newly-formed Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an opposition alliance of 11 parties, wave parties flags during the first public rally in Gujranwala, Pakistan, on Oct. 16. ober 16, 2020.
Indian Hindu protesters hold placards as they take part in a rally in Ahmedabad, India, on July 22, 2018.
Indian Hindu protesters hold placards as they take part in a rally in Ahmedabad, India, on July 22, 2018.
Officials with a sniffer dog inspect a stage displaying pictures of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, U.S. President Donald Trump, and first lady Melania Trump, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, on Feb. 23.
Officials with a sniffer dog inspect a stage displaying pictures of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, U.S. President Donald Trump, and first lady Melania Trump, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, on Feb. 23.