Aboard first Srinagar-Jammu train: Soldier expecting child, family that skipped the road

Naveed Iqbal is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Indian Express, reporting from Jammu and Kashmir. With over 15 years of frontline journalism experience, Naveed provides authoritative reporting on the region's transition, governance, and socio-political implications of national policies. Based in Srinagar and New Delhi bureaus, Naveed has documented the unique challenges of Jammu and Kashmir, covering politics, internal security, education, and minority affairs.