Ashok Malik – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: PM is Right. Pakistan Can Wait for Talks.

Ashok Malik | Tuesday August 19, 2014

The Kashmir election is a test for PM Modi, writes Ashok Malik.

Opinion: PM Modi Ends Years of Dull Red Fort Speeches

Ashok Malik | Friday August 15, 2014

Reassuring and invigorating comments hit the sweet spot, writes Ashok Malik.

Opinion: Wrong to Suggest RSS is "Revealing Fangs" After Modi's Election, Writes Ashok Malik

Ashok Malik | Thursday August 14, 2014

It is necessary to make a sober assessment of what RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said.

Opinion: What PM Modi Has Riding on the Insurance Bill

Ashok Malik | Tuesday August 05, 2014

It's key for his trip to US in September, writes Ashok Malik.

Opinion: Natwar Singh Has Dented What Remains of Gandhi Mystique, Writes Ashok Malik

Ashok Malik | Thursday July 31, 2014

Born into an aristocratic family in Bharatpur and married to the daughter of the former Maharaja of Patiala, K. Natwar Singh is the archetypal establishment figure in Delhi.

Opinion: India Must Look At Israel's Point-Of-View

Ashok Malik | Wednesday July 23, 2014

Over-focus on "betrayal" of Palestinian cause, writes Ashok Malik.

Opinion: Arun Jaitley's U-Turn on the Henderson Brooks Report is Problematic

Ashok Malik | Tuesday July 15, 2014

Opacity is the mother of conspiracy theories, writes Ashok Malik.

Opinion: Jaitley Budget is Astute and Realistic

Ashok Malik | Thursday July 10, 2014

Disappointments include low FDI cap in defence, writes Ashok Malik.

Opinion: New Government, New Poverty Figures

Ashok Malik | Tuesday July 08, 2014

Why Jaitley's Thursday speech is crucial by Ashok Malik.

Opinion: Rahul Gandhi is Not Even a 12/3.5 Politician

Ashok Malik | Tuesday July 01, 2014

Digvijaya Singh's defense of Rahul is hypocritical, writes Ashok Malik.

Opinion: This Is Not Modi's Instinct

Ashok Malik | Thursday June 26, 2014

Ashok Malik on the partial rollback of train fares

Opinion: A PM Who Prefers Hindi

Ashok Malik | Saturday June 21, 2014

He rightly uses Hindi with foreign dignitaries, says Ashok Malik.

Opinion: Mulayam, Akhilesh And UP's Descent Into Chaos

Ashok Malik | Tuesday June 17, 2014

Reflecting on Uttar Pradesh (UP), it is tempting to borrow the title of Ahmed Rashid's 2008 book "Descent into Chaos". A murder a day, an egregious crime a week, BJP politicians being picked out and killed, policemen targeted and murdered by criminals with astonishing brazenness - UP has become a byword for lawlessness. It was not as if India's most-populated state wa...

Opinion: Why The Hurry For Modi's US Visit?

Ashok Malik | Thursday June 12, 2014

Ashok Malik on the planned Obama-Modi talks.

Opinion: Aiyar and Tharoor, the Two Ends of the Congress Predicament, By Ashok Malik

Ashok Malik | Saturday June 07, 2014

During the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, Henry Kissinger is reputed to have commented, "It's a pity both can't lose."

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