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Anusha Rathi

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Anusha Rathi is an editorial fellow at Foreign Policy. Prior to joining FP, she interned at CNN International and the Centre for Civil Society in New Delhi. She is a graduate of New York University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in international relations and journalism.

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6 Charts That Explain the 2024 U.S. Election
Infographic
Claire Schnatterbeck, Anusha Rathi
A woman holds up her phone to take a photo as she holds a large Venezuelan flag above her head. Behind her is a large crowd and the skyline of Miami.
A woman holds up her phone to take a photo as she holds a large Venezuelan flag above her head. Behind her is a large crowd and the skyline of Miami.

Venezuelan Americans Could Be Key Voting Bloc
Analysis
Anusha Rathi
People gather on a street in Beirut around the rubble of a hole created by an Israeli airstrike. Smoke billows up from the impact site, and some orange flames are visible in it. Battered midrise buildings loom on either side.
People gather on a street in Beirut around the rubble of a hole created by an Israeli airstrike. Smoke billows up from the impact site, and some orange flames are visible in it. Battered midrise buildings loom on either side.

Israel Targets Hezbollah’s Top Leader in Beirut
World Brief
Anusha Rathi
Dozens of people mill about the remains of a rubble-covered basketball court in front of a three-story building with a blue awning. One of the closest people, facing away from the camera, wears a blue vest with the U.N. logo and "UNRWA" printed on the back.
Dozens of people mill about the remains of a rubble-covered basketball court in front of a three-story building with a blue awning. One of the closest people, facing away from the camera, wears a blue vest with the U.N. logo and "UNRWA" printed on the back.

Israeli Airstrike on Gaza School Kills 18, Including 6 U.N. Employees
World Brief
Anusha Rathi
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to supporters during a campaign rally in West Allis, Wisconsin.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to supporters during a campaign rally in West Allis, Wisconsin.

Kamala Harris Moves to Clinch Democratic Nomination
World Brief
Anusha Rathi
Glenn Boyce and his family show support for U.S. President Joe Biden after he announced his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race outside the White House in Washington.
Glenn Boyce and his family show support for U.S. President Joe Biden after he announced his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race outside the White House in Washington.

How the World Is Reacting to Biden Ending His Reelection Bid
World Brief
Anusha Rathi
An illustration shows a crowded street in India overlaid with charts showing population growth, Internet use, and unemployment rates.
An illustration shows a crowded street in India overlaid with charts showing population growth, Internet use, and unemployment rates.

5 Charts That Explain India
Infographic
Anusha Rathi
Bursts of light fly over a city skyline at night, showing the path of a missile fired from Israel's Iron Dome air-defense system as it intercepts another missile.
Bursts of light fly over a city skyline at night, showing the path of a missile fired from Israel's Iron Dome air-defense system as it intercepts another missile.

U.S. to Bolster Israel’s Missile Defenses
Report
Anusha Rathi
Israeli soldiers and and a tank are silhouetted on a hazy, dusty horizon as they move near the Gaza border as the Israeli army deploys military vehicles around the Gaza Strip.
Israeli soldiers and and a tank are silhouetted on a hazy, dusty horizon as they move near the Gaza border as the Israeli army deploys military vehicles around the Gaza Strip.

Israel Prepares for Block-by-Block Warfare in Gaza
Report
Jack Detsch, Anusha Rathi
People’s Revolution party activists hold placards during a demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 11.
People’s Revolution party activists hold placards during a demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 11.

Congress Wants to Hold Sri Lanka’s Feet to the Fire on Human Rights
Report
Anusha Rathi, Jack Detsch
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the 76th session of the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the 76th session of the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City.

Russia Is Commandeering the U.N. Cybercrime Treaty
Report
Rishi Iyengar, Robbie Gramer, Anusha Rathi
A giant orange mushroom cloud explodes on the horizon during the first atomic bomb test in New Mexico on July 16, 1945.
A giant orange mushroom cloud explodes on the horizon during the first atomic bomb test in New Mexico on July 16, 1945.

The Long Shadow of Oppenheimer’s Trinity Test
Feature
Jack Detsch, Anusha Rathi
People walk in front of building 10 on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
People walk in front of building 10 on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chinese Scientists Are Leaving the United States
Report
Christina Lu, Anusha Rathi
The TikTok logo is displayed outside a TikTok office in Culver City, California.
The TikTok logo is displayed outside a TikTok office in Culver City, California.

Tick-Tock, TikTok
Report
Rishi Iyengar, Anusha Rathi
The Chinese and Russian ambassadors to the United Nations speak at the United Nations.
The Chinese and Russian ambassadors to the United Nations speak at the United Nations.

How an Unusual Coalition Outfoxed China and Russia at the U.N.
Exclusive
Robbie Gramer, Anusha Rathi
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