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Rishi Iyengar

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Rishi Iyengar is a staff writer at Foreign Policy, covering the intersection of geopolitics and technology. Prior to joining FP, he spent six years at CNN Business as India editor in New Delhi and a technology writer in San Francisco, as well as two years reporting for Time magazine from Hong Kong. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Fergusson College in Pune, India, a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University, and is an alumnus of the Young India Fellowship.

Articles by Rishi Iyengar
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Dec. 2.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on Dec. 2.
Palestinians fill containers with water at a collection point in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 23.
Palestinians fill containers with water at a collection point in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Nov. 23.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during a world leaders’ summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during a world leaders’ summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
A banner showing an image of U.S. President Donald Trump is seen behind a U.S. flag outside a U.S. Department of Agriculture building in Washington.
A banner showing an image of U.S. President Donald Trump is seen behind a U.S. flag outside a U.S. Department of Agriculture building in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on during a meeting at the White House in Washington on Dec. 2.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on during a meeting at the White House in Washington on Dec. 2.
Several Trump administration officials are seen sitting at a long table in front of the national flags of the United States and Ukraine.
Several Trump administration officials are seen sitting at a long table in front of the national flags of the United States and Ukraine.
A displaced Sudanese woman, who fled El Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces, sits in her makeshift shelter in the Um Yanqur camp on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in Sudan’s western Darfur region, on Nov. 3.
A displaced Sudanese woman, who fled El Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces, sits in her makeshift shelter in the Um Yanqur camp on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in Sudan’s western Darfur region, on Nov. 3.
A collage illustration shows hands shaking with semicircle charts colored dots and swinging cargo containers.
A collage illustration shows hands shaking with semicircle charts colored dots and swinging cargo containers.
US Secretary of State is seen standing next to the foreign ministers of Canada and France.
US Secretary of State is seen standing next to the foreign ministers of Canada and France.
Visitors take pictures with their mobile phones during a performance of the Unitree robot at the Web Summit at Parque das Nações in Lisbon.
Visitors take pictures with their mobile phones during a performance of the Unitree robot at the Web Summit at Parque das Nações in Lisbon.
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Mark Kelly (left) welcomes Elbridge Colby before his confirmation hearing to be under secretary of defense for policy, in Washington on March 4.
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Mark Kelly (left) welcomes Elbridge Colby before his confirmation hearing to be under secretary of defense for policy, in Washington on March 4.
Lee and Trump walk side by side down a red carpet flanked by South Korean honor guards.
Lee and Trump walk side by side down a red carpet flanked by South Korean honor guards.
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and Alar Karis stand side by side.
Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and Alar Karis stand side by side.
Trump and Takaichi, both smiling, hold up signed documents while standing in front of U.S. and Japanese flags.
Trump and Takaichi, both smiling, hold up signed documents while standing in front of U.S. and Japanese flags.