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.

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U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
U.S. President Donald Trump is greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
President Trump frowning slightly against a clear blue sky with an American flag out of focus behind him.
President Trump frowning slightly against a clear blue sky with an American flag out of focus behind him.
Russian President Vladimir Putin waits to greet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian prior to a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Tianjin, China, on Sept. 1, 2025.
Russian President Vladimir Putin waits to greet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian prior to a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Tianjin, China, on Sept. 1, 2025.
Commuters pass a billboard of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 19.
Commuters pass a billboard of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 19.
Containers are seen in Lianyungang, China.
Containers are seen in Lianyungang, China.
A boy stands amid the debris of a destroyed building next to a portrait of Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the Haret Hreik area of Beirut’s southern suburbs in Lebanon.
A boy stands amid the debris of a destroyed building next to a portrait of Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the Haret Hreik area of Beirut’s southern suburbs in Lebanon.
A man wearing a T-shirt and track pants sits perched on a gas container, his sandals off and resting on the ground in front of him. He holds a purple umbrella over his head, seemingly to provide shade. Other people mill about in the background.
A man wearing a T-shirt and track pants sits perched on a gas container, his sandals off and resting on the ground in front of him. He holds a purple umbrella over his head, seemingly to provide shade. Other people mill about in the background.
U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist to the crowd at a rally with U.S. Army troops at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist to the crowd at a rally with U.S. Army troops at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks in Austin, Texas.
Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks in Austin, Texas.
U.S. President Donald Trump, seen in a long-exposure image, speaks during a prime-time address to update the nation on the war in Iran, from the White House in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump, seen in a long-exposure image, speaks during a prime-time address to update the nation on the war in Iran, from the White House in Washington.
More than a dozen oil tanker trucks and flatbeds are scattered around a crowded parking area in front of big oil storage silos beneath a hazy sky.
More than a dozen oil tanker trucks and flatbeds are scattered around a crowded parking area in front of big oil storage silos beneath a hazy sky.
An Iranian security officer stands guard beneath a poster of Iran’s former leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on March 10.
An Iranian security officer stands guard beneath a poster of Iran’s former leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on March 10.
At the lower right part of this photograph is a small silhouette of Donald Trump seen in profile as he waves one hand against a dark blue, cloudy sky. Trump and the clouds are backlit, making them appear dark gray or black against the dark blue to orange gradient of the sky.
At the lower right part of this photograph is a small silhouette of Donald Trump seen in profile as he waves one hand against a dark blue, cloudy sky. Trump and the clouds are backlit, making them appear dark gray or black against the dark blue to orange gradient of the sky.
An Iranian civil defense member walks next to a destroyed fuel tanker following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in Tehran on March 8.
An Iranian civil defense member walks next to a destroyed fuel tanker following an overnight airstrike on the Shahran oil refinery in Tehran on March 8.
An illustration shows the claws of an eagle and the claws of a dragon fighting over the globe.
An illustration shows the claws of an eagle and the claws of a dragon fighting over the globe.