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.
07 December 2022, Saxony, Freiberg: Two employees work in crystal growth at Freiberg-based Compound Materials GmbH. Gallium arsenide wafers for microelectronics and optoelectronics are produced here. These are used for high-frequency components for 4G/5G communication or are used in LEDs or lasers. Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa (Photo by Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images)
