Michael Kugelman


Michael Kugelman is the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly South Asia Brief. He has been an analyst of the region for nearly two decades.

Articles by Michael Kugelman
Anti-government protesters display Bangladesh's national flag atop the prime minister's palace.
Anti-government protesters display Bangladesh's national flag atop the prime minister's palace.
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (left) speaks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right).
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (left) speaks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right).
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leave a rally in Motera, India, on Feb. 24, 2020.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leave a rally in Motera, India, on Feb. 24, 2020.
Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli waves before departing from Tribhuvan Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli waves before departing from Tribhuvan Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.
A view from the ground and pointed up to the sky shows an Indian flag fluttering atop a flagpole, backlit by the sun. Above and behind it are the blades of a wind turbine. The sky above is a slightly hazy blue, with a few fluffy white clouds inching in from the corner.
A view from the ground and pointed up to the sky shows an Indian flag fluttering atop a flagpole, backlit by the sun. Above and behind it are the blades of a wind turbine. The sky above is a slightly hazy blue, with a few fluffy white clouds inching in from the corner.
A commuter on a motorbike covers his face with cloth amid thick smog on a street in Lahore, Pakistan, on Nov. 20.
A commuter on a motorbike covers his face with cloth amid thick smog on a street in Lahore, Pakistan, on Nov. 20.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk together outdoors.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk together outdoors.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk looks at graffiti on the walls of the Dhaka University campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 29.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk looks at graffiti on the walls of the Dhaka University campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 29.
An Indian army vehicle is seen near the India-China border in Ladakh on Aug. 29.
An Indian army vehicle is seen near the India-China border in Ladakh on Aug. 29.
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (left) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (left) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Members and supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party offer sweets to one another as they smile and celebrate the BJP's lead in the vote-counting for Haryana's state elections. They hold a green and orange BJP flag that features a lotus. One man holds up a peace sign.
Members and supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party offer sweets to one another as they smile and celebrate the BJP's lead in the vote-counting for Haryana's state elections. They hold a green and orange BJP flag that features a lotus. One man holds up a peace sign.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party activists, holding pictures of leader Imran Khan and flags, take part in a public rally on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party activists, holding pictures of leader Imran Khan and flags, take part in a public rally on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan.
Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves a polling station after casting his ballot in Sri Lanka's presidential election.
Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves a polling station after casting his ballot in Sri Lanka's presidential election.
Supporters of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe attend an election rally in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sept. 18.
Supporters of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe attend an election rally in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sept. 18.
A volunteer covers a landslide affected area with tarpaulin at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on June 19.
A volunteer covers a landslide affected area with tarpaulin at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on June 19.