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
Security personnel stand guard outside of a burned mosque following communal violence in New Delhi on Feb. 28.
Security personnel stand guard outside of a burned mosque following communal violence in New Delhi on Feb. 28.
Security personnel patrol a street.
Security personnel patrol a street.
Left: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Feb. 25. Right: Police try to stop protesters during violent clashes between at Jaffarabad in New Delhi on Feb. 24.
Left: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Feb. 25. Right: Police try to stop protesters during violent clashes between at Jaffarabad in New Delhi on Feb. 24.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the "Howdy, Modi!" in Houston, Texas, on Sept. 22, 2019.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the "Howdy, Modi!" in Houston, Texas, on Sept. 22, 2019.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal gestures towards his supporters at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Feb. 11.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal gestures towards his supporters at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Feb. 11.
People wearing protective masks walk out of a Pakistan-based Chinese company in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Jan. 30.
People wearing protective masks walk out of a Pakistan-based Chinese company in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Jan. 30.
An Indian Health Ministry team visit an isolation ward, where patients arriving from Hong Kong are kept a preventative measure due to the coronavirus outbreak, at a state-run hospital in Hyderabad, India, on Jan. 28.
An Indian Health Ministry team visit an isolation ward, where patients arriving from Hong Kong are kept a preventative measure due to the coronavirus outbreak, at a state-run hospital in Hyderabad, India, on Jan. 28.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan ahead of their meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan ahead of their meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21.
Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, poses after handing over a two-billion dollar check to the Amazon's Indian vice president, Amit Agarwal, in Bangalore on Sept. 28, 2014.
Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, poses after handing over a two-billion dollar check to the Amazon's Indian vice president, Amit Agarwal, in Bangalore on Sept. 28, 2014.
Demonstrators shout slogans outside the Delhi Police Headquarters to protest after clashes at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi on Jan. 5.
Demonstrators shout slogans outside the Delhi Police Headquarters to protest after clashes at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi on Jan. 5.
Narendra Modi delivers a victory speech at the BJP party headquarters in New Delhi, India.
Narendra Modi delivers a victory speech at the BJP party headquarters in New Delhi, India.
A laborer works at a construction site in New Delhi on Aug. 19.
A laborer works at a construction site in New Delhi on Aug. 19.
Protesters participate in a mass rally against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Act in Kolkata on Dec. 16.
Protesters participate in a mass rally against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Act in Kolkata on Dec. 16.
Afghan security forces take part in an ongoing operation against Islamic State militants in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 25.
Afghan security forces take part in an ongoing operation against Islamic State militants in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 25.