Mehmood Ali

South Asia Times

Mehmood Ali, a research assistant at Balochistan Think Tank Network, is an award-winning young researcher specializing in South Asian Security Threat Matrix and Socioeconomic development. With a background in Security studies, he's well-versed in Militancy and Terrorism protocols. Ali previously served as a Research Fellow at South Asia Times and as a Research Intern at India Study Centre (ISSI). He can be contacted at X or @MEHMOODBALOCH75.

Erosion of India's democracy: Mohandas K. Gandhi, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Hindu extremist Nathuram Godse, who assassinated Gandhi. [Washington Post illustration; AP]

Perspectives

Is India’s Democracy Slipping Towards Fascism?

India’s democracy is at risk! Religious extremism, minority plight, and economic inequality cloud India’s democratic future.

Mehmood Ali

Bollywood: India’s Propaganda Tool

In Modi\’s India, the religious extremists and ultra-nationalists are using the media as a tool of propaganda to justify their unjustifiable atrocities and violence against Muslims and other minorities in India.

Mehmood Ali

Perspectives

Insurgency in Balochistan and Pakistan’s Security Concerns

Regional geopolitics and competition have played a major role in fueling the insurgency in Balochistan, Pakistan. The streak of attacks by insurgent groups and terrorism\’s recent wave in Pakistan, especially when the Interim Afghan Government is hunting down ISKP in Afghanistan, make security challenges apparent.

Mehmood Ali