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Rishi Iyengar

Staff Writer [email protected]

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
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.
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.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem on Oct. 22.
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem on Oct. 22.
Anthony Albanese, left, and Donald Trump sit in brown chairs at a brown table. In front of Trump is a paper placard which says, "The President."
Anthony Albanese, left, and Donald Trump sit in brown chairs at a brown table. In front of Trump is a paper placard which says, "The President."
Anthony Albanese is seen sitting down on a dark green chair in front of a desk.
Anthony Albanese is seen sitting down on a dark green chair in front of a desk.
A wide view shows players from two teams playing on a basketball court with a crowd of thousands of people in the surrounding arena seating. A jumbotron with a video of the game hangs overhead.
A wide view shows players from two teams playing on a basketball court with a crowd of thousands of people in the surrounding arena seating. A jumbotron with a video of the game hangs overhead.
Texas National Guard members walk inside the perimeter of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Oct. 8.
Texas National Guard members walk inside the perimeter of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Oct. 8.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend a signing ceremony at the Amiri Diwan in Doha, Qatar, on May 14.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend a signing ceremony at the Amiri Diwan in Doha, Qatar, on May 14.
A member of Capitol security walks through an empty rotunda on  Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 1, the first day of the most recent U.S. government shutdown.
A member of Capitol security walks through an empty rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 1, the first day of the most recent U.S. government shutdown.
A wide shot shows Netanyahu standing at a lectern addressing the UN meeting room, with many seats in the large chamber vacant.
A wide shot shows Netanyahu standing at a lectern addressing the UN meeting room, with many seats in the large chamber vacant.
Antonio Guterres is sitting down in front of a UN flag and gestures toward Donald Trump, who is sitting down in front of a United States flag.
Antonio Guterres is sitting down in front of a UN flag and gestures toward Donald Trump, who is sitting down in front of a United States flag.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa concludes his remarks during the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 24.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa concludes his remarks during the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 24.