Senior Analyst of India and member of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) Ashok Malik has been appointed Press Secretary of the President by the Cabinet of the Union.
The Nominating Committee of the Council of Ministers approved its appointment on Friday for a period of two years.
A 20-year-old journalist, Malik is a columnist for several leading Indian and international publications, including Times of India, Hindustan Times and YaleGlobal Online. Previously, he served as consultant editor for Pioneer and Tehelka.
Malik joined the ORF in 2015 and is currently directing his "Regional Neighborhood Studies Initiative," which focuses on India's domestic policy and foreign and trade policy.
In 2011 Malik co-authored an article entitled "The New World of India: Civil Society in Foreign Policy Making," published by the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney. It was shown the influence of Indian businesses, the media and overseas communities in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 2012, he published a book? India: Spirit of Enterprise? It focuses on the growth of India's major private sector industries since 1991, and its role in the Indian economy.
In the same year, he was a member of the Bilateral Working Group on Perceptions commissioned by the Indian Institute of Australia, University of Melbourne, to evaluate and make recommendations on the relationship between Australia and India.
In June 2013, he was appointed to the Institute of Australian India-ORF Chair of Indo-Pacific Studies. His work in this capacity focused on bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as the emerging challenges related to maritime and energy security and the new institutional architecture in the Indo-Pacific region.
The Indian government granted him Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian prize, in 2016.
Meanwhile, the former San Hyderabad IAS officer, Sanjay Kothari, who is currently the chairman of the Board of Selection of Public Enterprises (PES), was appointed Secretary of the President.
Bharat Lal, an official of the Indian Forest Service (IFoS), was appointed as the Joint Secretary of the President
The Nominating Committee of the Council of Ministers approved its appointment on Friday for a period of two years.
A 20-year-old journalist, Malik is a columnist for several leading Indian and international publications, including Times of India, Hindustan Times and YaleGlobal Online. Previously, he served as consultant editor for Pioneer and Tehelka.
Malik joined the ORF in 2015 and is currently directing his "Regional Neighborhood Studies Initiative," which focuses on India's domestic policy and foreign and trade policy.
In 2011 Malik co-authored an article entitled "The New World of India: Civil Society in Foreign Policy Making," published by the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney. It was shown the influence of Indian businesses, the media and overseas communities in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 2012, he published a book? India: Spirit of Enterprise? It focuses on the growth of India's major private sector industries since 1991, and its role in the Indian economy.
In the same year, he was a member of the Bilateral Working Group on Perceptions commissioned by the Indian Institute of Australia, University of Melbourne, to evaluate and make recommendations on the relationship between Australia and India.
In June 2013, he was appointed to the Institute of Australian India-ORF Chair of Indo-Pacific Studies. His work in this capacity focused on bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as the emerging challenges related to maritime and energy security and the new institutional architecture in the Indo-Pacific region.
The Indian government granted him Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian prize, in 2016.
Meanwhile, the former San Hyderabad IAS officer, Sanjay Kothari, who is currently the chairman of the Board of Selection of Public Enterprises (PES), was appointed Secretary of the President.
Bharat Lal, an official of the Indian Forest Service (IFoS), was appointed as the Joint Secretary of the President
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