Asad Rehman covers politics and policy for The Indian Express

Asad Rehman, with The Indian Express, covers politics and policy focusing on religious minorities in India. After five years covering Uttar Pradesh for the paper, he moved to his current role. In Uttar Pradesh, he extensively reported on protests against the citizenship law, worker migration during the Covid pandemic, and landmark litigations like the Babri Masjid-Ram temple case. Rehman previously worked as a copy editor at The Indian Express national desk and holds degrees from La Martiniere, Ramjas College, and AJK Mass Communication Research Centre.