Sheikh Khalid Jehangir

Sheikh Khalid Jehangir is a well-known author, columnist, and strategic analyst from South Asia. He has served as a visiting fellow at the European Parliament and has been a regular speaker at the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC), Geneva. He is also a fellow of Public Diplomacy and International Relations, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Additionally, he has contributed to the J&K government as the Vice Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Projects Corporation. His published works include They Snatched My Playground (2019), Why 370 had to go (2002), and The Two Kashmirs (2023). He specialises in writing about insurgencies, politics, terrorism, strategic affairs, and Kashmir affairs. Currently, Sheikh serves as the Executive Director of the International Centre for Peace Studies (ICPS), a reputed think tank based in New Delhi, and resides in Srinagar, Kashmir, with his wife and two daughters.