Michael Kugelman is the Director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center and the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly South Asia Brief. He specializes in regional interest and world news, with a focus on Asia, Southeast Asia, and energy policy and sustainability. Michael's insights and analyses have been featured in prominent outlets such as The Telegraph, TIME, Al Jazeera Media Network, and BBC News.
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India's youth-led protest movement led to a rare instance of the government giving in.
By: Michael Kugelman
In this week's episode of the Thinking Global podcast, Michael Kugelman speaks with the team and explores both the international and regional dynamics of contemporary South Asian politics. Starting by answering two questions about the upcoming...
The region has become ground zero for protests against poor governance. Welcome to Foreign Policy 's South Asia Brief.
By: Michael Kugelman
*Originally published in 2023 and preserved as part of our archive project. E-International Relations is free to read. We rely on reader support to make this possible. Michael Kugelman is director of the Wilson Center's South Asia Institute. He...
It embeds Pakistan in West Asia's growing, evolving security architecture, even as the region has become a battleground for India-Pakistan competition
There was always something inevitable about the new Pakistan-Saudi Arabia-Turkey mutual defence agreement. Islamabad’s security ties with longtime allies Riyadh and Ankara have intensified in recent years, culminating in last year’s Pakistan-Saudi...
The mutual defense agreement gives Islamabad a boost in the Middle East, with mixed results closer to home.
By: Shihoko Goto, Michael Kugelman
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a ceremonial reception in New Delhi, India, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo by Manish Swarup)
The brutish group has been surprisingly stable since snatching power in 2021. Rockier times may lie ahead.
By: Michael Kugelman
After all, as several Indian analysts have noted, Gor used the word ‘important', as opposed to ‘integral'. The latter term is the one often invoked by New Delhi when articulating its position on Kashmir. Additionally, the term ‘important' is not as closely associated with contexts linked to territoriality
