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
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on May 13, amid a multi-nation tour of the Gulf region.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on May 13, amid a multi-nation tour of the Gulf region.
U.S. Border Patrol agents detain a migrant who crossed the border from Mexico, seen near Jamul, California, on Jan. 15.
U.S. Border Patrol agents detain a migrant who crossed the border from Mexico, seen near Jamul, California, on Jan. 15.
Indian security personnel patrol in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir on May 7.
Indian security personnel patrol in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir on May 7.
Soldiers in fatigues and helmets holding guns stand on a street behind a rope barrier. The street is lined with low buildings and power lines.
Soldiers in fatigues and helmets holding guns stand on a street behind a rope barrier. The street is lined with low buildings and power lines.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after signing executive orders in the Oval Office in Washington on April 23.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after signing executive orders in the Oval Office in Washington on April 23.
An electronic board shows the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on April 10.
An electronic board shows the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on April 10.
An aerial view of shipping containers stacked at the Port of Oakland on April 2.
An aerial view of shipping containers stacked at the Port of Oakland on April 2.
A blue screen shows a human head in profile and made up of circuit grid lines. At the center of a head is a blue square with the letters "AI" inside. At the corner of the photo, an out-of-focus screen is held up closer to the camera, focused only on a small application button with the letters "AI" shown in a green atom shape.
A blue screen shows a human head in profile and made up of circuit grid lines. At the center of a head is a blue square with the letters "AI" inside. At the corner of the photo, an out-of-focus screen is held up closer to the camera, focused only on a small application button with the letters "AI" shown in a green atom shape.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during a “Liberation Day” event at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 2.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during a “Liberation Day” event at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 2.
Anti-Trump demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2024.
Anti-Trump demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2024.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, among others, attend Donald Trump’s inauguration at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, among others, attend Donald Trump’s inauguration at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the Business Roundtable’s quarterly meeting in Washington on March 11.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the Business Roundtable’s quarterly meeting in Washington on March 11.
NATO forces take part in military exercises in Smardan, Romania, on Feb. 19.
NATO forces take part in military exercises in Smardan, Romania, on Feb. 19.
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts after addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on March 4.
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts after addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on March 4.
U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017.
U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017.