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
A community health care volunteer checks the temperature of a woman in Mumbai during testing for COVID-19.
A community health care volunteer checks the temperature of a woman in Mumbai during testing for COVID-19.
An Indian army convoy drives towards Leh, on a highway bordering China, on Sept. 2.
An Indian army convoy drives towards Leh, on a highway bordering China, on Sept. 2.
India's Rapid Action Force personnel patrol a street in Bengaluru on Aug. 13, after a derogatory Facebook post about the prophet Mohammed sparked riots.
India's Rapid Action Force personnel patrol a street in Bengaluru on Aug. 13, after a derogatory Facebook post about the prophet Mohammed sparked riots.
Sen. Kamala Harris leaves the Capitol after the conclusion of Senate impeachment trial proceedings on Feb. 3.
Sen. Kamala Harris leaves the Capitol after the conclusion of Senate impeachment trial proceedings on Feb. 3.
Activists celebrate at the temple foundation laying ceremony on Aug. 5 in Ayodhya, India.
Activists celebrate at the temple foundation laying ceremony on Aug. 5 in Ayodhya, India.
Security personnel patrol  in Srinagar on February 11, during a one-day strike to mark the anniversary of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) founder Maqbool Bhat's death.
Security personnel patrol in Srinagar on February 11, during a one-day strike to mark the anniversary of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) founder Maqbool Bhat's death.
A military policeman checks his mobile phone while on duty at Rajpath road in New Delhi on July 22, 2020.
A military policeman checks his mobile phone while on duty at Rajpath road in New Delhi on July 22, 2020.
Cyclists pass a Jio store in Kolkata on July 13, 2020.
Cyclists pass a Jio store in Kolkata on July 13, 2020.
A worker walks inside a COVID Care Centre with the capacity of 10,100 beds at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, in Bangalore on July 7, 2020.
A worker walks inside a COVID Care Centre with the capacity of 10,100 beds at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, in Bangalore on July 7, 2020.
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Margrethe-Vestager-tech-coronavirus-foreign-policy-HP
People burn posters with the logo of the Chinese- owned video-sharing app TikTok in Hyderabad, India, on June 30.
People burn posters with the logo of the Chinese- owned video-sharing app TikTok in Hyderabad, India, on June 30.
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burning-india-book-aj-dungo-illustration-FP_final_new_lead
A trader shuts his shop in a commercial area closed by the authorities as coronavirus cases rise in Bengaluru on June 25.
A trader shuts his shop in a commercial area closed by the authorities as coronavirus cases rise in Bengaluru on June 25.
Indian Border Security Force soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir, India, on June 17.
Indian Border Security Force soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir, India, on June 17.
Indian protesters burn a poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping along with Chinese items in response to the killing of Indian soldiers by Chinese troops, in Ahmedabad on June 16, 2020.
Indian protesters burn a poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping along with Chinese items in response to the killing of Indian soldiers by Chinese troops, in Ahmedabad on June 16, 2020.