Sheikh Saaliq

Sheikh Saaliq is a seasoned journalist currently serving as the South Asia Correspondent for The Associated Press, where responsibilities include real-time news coverage and distinctive enterprise reporting across the region. Previously, in the role of India Correspondent, coverage focused on crucial issues such as Hindu nationalism, democracy erosion, and human rights abuses in India. Prior to The Associated Press, Sheikh worked at CNN-News18, leading the data journalism and interactive storytelling team, and reported extensively on political and social issues. Earlier experience includes reporting for Hindustan Times as a Multimedia Journalist, where coverage spanned vital topics like human rights and communal violence, and freelancing for notable publications addressing conflict and disaster in Kashmir.