Senior journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik passes away at 78

Veteran journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik is no more. He was 78. Must read further on Dynamite News:

Post Published By: DN Bureau

Updated : 14 March 2023, 12:38 PM IST

New Delhi: Veteran journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik is no more. He was 78. He was a political analyst and freelance columnist. Vaidik was associated with the Press Trust of India as the founder-editor of its Hindi news agency "Bhasha".

He was earlier Editor (views) at Navbharat Times of the Times Group. Vaidik was currently Chairman of Bhartiya Bhasha Sammelan and the Council for Indian Foreign Policy.

His columns were published in over 200 newspapers.

While doing research on Afghan Foreign Policy, Vaidik enrolled into Columbia University. He has also studied at School of Oriental and African Studies, London and Institute of the Peoples of Asia, Moscow.

An expert on international affairs, Vaidik had rubbed shoulders with various world political leaders and thinkers. (PTI)