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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
From left: U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Jeffrey Kruse testify before the House Intelligence Committee on the U.S. annual worldwide threat assessment at the Longworth House Office Building in Washington on March 26.
From left: U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Jeffrey Kruse testify before the House Intelligence Committee on the U.S. annual worldwide threat assessment at the Longworth House Office Building in Washington on March 26.
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow speaks before a House Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington.
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow speaks before a House Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington, D.C.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington, D.C.
Sheikh Tahnoon and Trump sit side-by-side in the Oval Office of the White House. A large model airplane sits on a table in front of them.
Sheikh Tahnoon and Trump sit side-by-side in the Oval Office of the White House. A large model airplane sits on a table in front of them.
Plumes of smoke billow up around the mast of a military ship flying the U.S. flag. A bright burst of light is visible at the top of the image, radiating beams of light through the smoke and backlighting the silhouette of the ship.
Plumes of smoke billow up around the mast of a military ship flying the U.S. flag. A bright burst of light is visible at the top of the image, radiating beams of light through the smoke and backlighting the silhouette of the ship.
Elon Musk and Narendra Modi shake hands. Behind them are the United States and India flags.
Elon Musk and Narendra Modi shake hands. Behind them are the United States and India flags.
David Sacks, U.S. President Donald Trump’s AI and crypto czar, speaks to Trump as he signs a series of executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.
David Sacks, U.S. President Donald Trump’s AI and crypto czar, speaks to Trump as he signs a series of executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference in Kyiv on Feb. 26.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference in Kyiv on Feb. 26.
A British soldier shoots his gun during an exercise in Smardan, Romania, on Feb. 17.
A British soldier shoots his gun during an exercise in Smardan, Romania, on Feb. 17.
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg addresses the media.
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg addresses the media.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes leaders to the Cour d'Honneur of the Élysée Palace for the Ukraine and European security summit in Paris.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes leaders to the Cour d'Honneur of the Élysée Palace for the Ukraine and European security summit in Paris.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Munich Security Conference in Munich on Feb. 15.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Munich Security Conference in Munich on Feb. 15.
A man with a beard in a suit and tie speaks behind a teleprompter. The logo for MSC is behind him.
A man with a beard in a suit and tie speaks behind a teleprompter. The logo for MSC is behind him.
J.D. Vance and Usha Vance stand at the top of steps at the door of an airplane, both waving toward the camera. J.D. wears a black suit and red tie, and Usha wears a dark gray peacoat. Theit two sons wear matching coats and descend the steps in front of them.
J.D. Vance and Usha Vance stand at the top of steps at the door of an airplane, both waving toward the camera. J.D. wears a black suit and red tie, and Usha wears a dark gray peacoat. Theit two sons wear matching coats and descend the steps in front of them.
U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick (R), speaks to the press as he signs an executive order to create a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.
U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick (R), speaks to the press as he signs an executive order to create a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.