Ashok Malik is a Distinguished Fellow at Observer Research Foundation and Head of the Neighbourhood Regional Studies Initiative. His work focuses on Indian domestic politics and foreign/trade policy and their increasing interplay, as well as on the broader process of globalisation and how it influences policy choices on the economy and social sector spheres such as health, education and urbanisation. A journalist for 20 years, Ashok is a columnist for several leading Indian and international publications such as Times of India and Hindustan Times.