Sheikh Khalid is Secretary General of International Centre for Peace Studies, ICPS, New Delhi. A Strategy Analyst and columnist, he is also the author of widely acclaimed books, Why Article 370 Had To Go and They Snatched My Playground. He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections (BJP) from the Srinagar constituency. Before joining national politics, he worked with national and international media news bureaus for more than 10 years. He has been a recipient of the prestigious fellowship from SEAC and participated in international conferences at the UN, Geneva, EU among others.