Ravi Agrawal headshot
Ravi Agrawal headshot

Ravi Agrawal

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
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.
A pro-Kashmir demonstrator holds a megaphone outside India's diplomatic mission on August 15 in London.
A pro-Kashmir demonstrator holds a megaphone outside India's diplomatic mission on August 15 in London.
Rapid Action Force personnel stand guard in front of closed shops ahead of Eid al-Adha prayers in Jammu on August 12.
Rapid Action Force personnel stand guard in front of closed shops ahead of Eid al-Adha prayers in Jammu on August 12.
Security personnel stand guard on a street in Jammu on August 6.
Security personnel stand guard on a street in Jammu on August 6.
Joanne Chory at the Salk Institute.
Joanne Chory at the Salk Institute.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech at an election rally ahead of Phase VI of India's general election in Allahabad on May 9.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech at an election rally ahead of Phase VI of India's general election in Allahabad on May 9.
Illustration by Shaivalini Kumar and Meroo Seth for Foreign Policy
Illustration by Shaivalini Kumar and Meroo Seth for Foreign Policy
John Tomac illustration for Foreign Policy
John Tomac illustration for Foreign Policy