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.

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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 26: Hartaj Singh, originally of India, stands for the U.S. national anthem before becoming an American citizen on July 26, 2013 in New York City. Eighty immigrants from 47 countries became Americans at a naturalization ceremony held by the USCIS at the New York Historical Society. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 26: Hartaj Singh, originally of India, stands for the U.S. national anthem before becoming an American citizen on July 26, 2013 in New York City. Eighty immigrants from 47 countries became Americans at a naturalization ceremony held by the USCIS at the New York Historical Society. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Trump Is Scaring Indians

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Michael Kugelman
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Mike Flynn’s Pakistan Problem

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Why the India-Pakistan War Over Water Is So Dangerous

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Michael Kugelman
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Pakistan Has Lost Its ‘Angel of Mercy’

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Michael Kugelman
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What Was Mullah Mansour Doing in Iran?

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India Acts East

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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Squandered Progress in Pakistan

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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Terror in Lahore: Pakistan’s Toughest Test

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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Pakistan’s Failed War On Ideology

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman, Dania Ahmed
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Defeated in Bihar: Where does the BJP go from here?

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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Washington Doesn’t Help Pakistani Democracy

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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Is the Honeymoon Over for Narendra Modi?

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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Bringing Afghanistan Back Into the Spotlight

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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Could Mullah Omar’s Death Help the Peace Process?

The South Asia Channel
Michael Kugelman
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Powerless in Pakistan

The South Asia Channel
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