Ashok Malik

Contributing Editor

Ashok Malik has been a journalist for 20 years and is contributing editor at Tehelka. He focuses on Indian domestic politics, foreign/trade policy, and their increasing interplay. In 2011, Ashok co-authored a paper: India’s New World: Civil Society in the Making of Foreign Policy, published by the Lowy Institute for International Policy, Sydney. It looked at the influence of Indian business, news media and overseas communities on the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi. In 2012, Ashok’s book, India: Spirit of Enterprise (Roli Books) was published. It encapsulates the story of the growth of India’s leading private sector industries since 1991, and their role in the Indian economy.

Articles By Ashok Malik
There is little argument over the need to free the CBI from manipulation

The only feasible solution is to give a parliamentary panel oversight of the agency  

Year Of the Long Knives?

The Congress’ whisper campaign against Manmohan and several of his key aides has Delhi agog. Ashok Malik...  

BJP Brings Back The Congress

The ruling party in Karnataka has gift-wrapped the state and sent it by special courier to its...  

The IPL is here to stay. But pride should not cross the line into partisanship

By mixing politics and sport, the IPL authorities are not doing their league any service  

By advocating for a pardon, does Katju want a justice system or a jury trial?

To compare the Sanjay Dutt case with Nanavati’s is both dangerous and inegalitarian.  

By acts of omission, the UPA has facilitated Italy’s betrayal of our Supreme Court

A fast-track trial was deemed necessary in the marines case but the Centre didn’t budge.  

Turning a blind eye to Shahbag Square

The young protesters at Dhaka may not be radical chic, but they deserve our cheers  

Antony’s honest reputation distracted the external world while others did the dirty work

Generals and netas don’t want our military hardware industry to thrive as it will hurt them.  

To attempt to force people to stop buying gold is yet another fool’s errand

The gold fever is a consequence of the economic mess India finds itself in; it is not...  

The Telangana decision can’t be left to the UPA’s electoral gambles

India deserves a debate and a broad template on the criteria for the creation of new states....  

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