Raqib Hameed Naik is a multimedia journalist and founder of Hindutva Watch, a hate tracker that documents the rise of Hindu nationalism and the persecution of religious minorities in India. The project has been described by The Washington Post as one of India's only and most comprehensive real-time datasets of hate crimes. 

He is also the founder of India Hate Lab, a research group that studies hate speech, disinformation, and conspiracy theories targeting religious minorities.

Born and raised in Kashmir, he has nearly a decade of reporting experience in India, Kashmir, China, and the United States. His work focuses on political conflict, human rights, religious minorities, refugees, press freedom, the environment, and Hindu nationalism.

His words, photographs, and documentaries have appeared or been quoted or used by Al Jazeera, The Nation Magazine, The Wire, Caravan Magazine, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, France 24, South China Morning Post, The Guardian, Al Jazeera Media Institute, The Defense Post, The Globe Post, Inkstick Media, Frontline Magazine, StoriesAsia, The Third Pole, TRT World, Climate Tracker, Rest of World, Reuters, HuffPost, The Intercept, Rolling Stone, BBC and elsewhere. 

He is the recipient of the Aminah Assilmi Award in Media Excellence. In 2021, the Thomson Foundation named him among 15 journalists worldwide for addressing the climate emergency with words and actions.

He holds an M.A. in Multimedia Journalism from the University of Bolton, Greater Manchester, and an M.A. from Jamia Millia.