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
Journalists protest against Kashmir's internet blackout in Srinagar on Nov. 12.
Journalists protest against Kashmir's internet blackout in Srinagar on Nov. 12.
Sri Lanka's President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives to take oath of office in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, on Nov. 18.
Sri Lanka's President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives to take oath of office in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, on Nov. 18.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a rally at Mallekan village, in Ellenabad, India on Oct. 19.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a rally at Mallekan village, in Ellenabad, India on Oct. 19.
Activists from the Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam party gather during the anti-government Azadi March in Islamabad on Nov. 3.
Activists from the Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam party gather during the anti-government Azadi March in Islamabad on Nov. 3.
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.
People participate in a peace rally to stand in solidarity with people of Kashmir in Ahmedabad, India, on Oct. 17.
People participate in a peace rally to stand in solidarity with people of Kashmir in Ahmedabad, India, on Oct. 17.
A laborer looks on from an industrial construction site on August 16 near Ahmedabad, India.
A laborer looks on from an industrial construction site on August 16 near Ahmedabad, India.
Chinese President Xi Jinping  meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Beijing on Nov. 2, 2018.
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Beijing on Nov. 2, 2018.
An employee of the Independent Election Commission takes notes of ballot boxes after unloading them at a warehouse in Kabul on Sept. 29.
An employee of the Independent Election Commission takes notes of ballot boxes after unloading them at a warehouse in Kabul on Sept. 29.
Israel G. Vargas illustration for Foreign Policy/Netflix/Amazon
Israel G. Vargas illustration for Foreign Policy/Netflix/Amazon
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the Climate Action Summit at the United Nations on Sept. 23 in New York.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the Climate Action Summit at the United Nations on Sept. 23 in New York.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump speak during a bilateral meeting in Biarritz, France on August 26.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump speak during a bilateral meeting in Biarritz, France on August 26.
Security forces stand guard after a suicide bombing rocked Afghan capital Kabul's diplomatic enclave, which killed 10 people and left 30 others wounded, on September 5.
Security forces stand guard after a suicide bombing rocked Afghan capital Kabul's diplomatic enclave, which killed 10 people and left 30 others wounded, on September 5.
A man checks his name in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the Hojai District of Assam, India, on August 31.
A man checks his name in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the Hojai District of Assam, India, on August 31.
The bull sculpture outside the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai on Feb. 6, 2018.
The bull sculpture outside the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai on Feb. 6, 2018.