--- description: Michael Kugelman is a Senior Fellow for South Asia at the Atlantic Council. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Michael Kugelman ## Michael Kugelman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Michael Kugelman is a Senior Fellow for South Asia at the Atlantic Council. ## Michael Kugelman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Jun 26, 2026 ### [The Faint Hope for Peace Between India and Pakistan](https://time.com/article/2026/06/26/peace-conflict-india-modi-munir-pakistan/) Geoeconomics, historical precedents, and awareness of the grim dangers of renewed escalation suggest... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 7, 2025 ### [How India and Pakistan Can Step Back From the Brink](https://time.com/7283585/pakistan-india-crisis-airstrikes/) The two nuclear powers will need to be able to claim a victory that allows them to save face and avo... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  May 3, 2025 ### [How the India-Pakistan Crisis Could Spiral](https://time.com/7282263/india-pakistan-crisis-pahalgam-attack/) A hot war is unlikely following the Pahalgam attack but any missteps could change that. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Nov 17, 2024 ### [Are India and China About to Be Friends Again?](https://time.com/7175644/india-china-ladakh-deal-rapprochement/) The recent Ladakh border deal and prospect of more economic cooperation are promising signs. Yet dee... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 5, 2024 ### [What Modi 3.0 Means for the World](https://time.com/6985284/india-modi-reelection-significance/) The reelection of Narendra Modi positions India to begin a transition from a middle to a major power... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 19, 2024 ### [The Modi-fication of India Is Almost Complete](https://time.com/6968332/modi-india-transformation-election/) Indians head to the polls on April 19 and are expected to hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi another ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 7, 2024 ### [Pakistan's Surreal Election](https://time.com/6692240/pakistan-election-tragedy-farce/) The election comes at a time when there's never been a more critical moment for a credible vote, wri... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 2, 2014 ### [The U.S.-Afghanistan Prisoner Swap Doesn't Signal Peace on the Horizon](https://time.com/2809286/bowe-bergdahl-afghanistan-taliban-peace/) The Taliban remains ideologically divided, and the Afghan government isn't necessarily prepared for ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) Meta: {"meta\_title":"","meta\_description":"","og\_title":"","og\_description":"","og\_imageConnection":{"edges":\[\],"\_\_typename":"SysAssetConnection"},"twitter\_card":null,"\_\_typename":"Seo"} ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/michael-kugelman/","name":"Michael Kugelman"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/michael-kugelman/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/michael-kugelman/"},"name":"Michael Kugelman","jobTitle":"","description":"Michael Kugelman is a Senior Fellow for South Asia at the Atlantic Council.","url":"https://time.com/author/michael-kugelman/","sameAs":["https://x.com/michaelkugelman"],"worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```