Английская Википедия:Ashish Khetan

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Ashish Khetan is an Indian lawyer and journalist.

Public life

In a career spanning over 15 years he worked with major English publications and TV news networks in India.[1]

In 2014, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party and fought the 2014 Indian General Election from New Delhi but lost to Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate Meenakshi Lekhi.

In 2015, he was appointed as vice chairman of the Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) of Delhi, a think tank of the Delhi government.[2] He was given the rank of Cabinet Minister for his contributions to the government.[3]

During his three year stint he formulated major policy recommendations and a few key legislations in sectors such as energy, health, education and urban development.[1]

In April 2018, he resigned from the DDC to practice law.[4] In August 2018, he left the Aam Aadmi Party, citing the desire to pursue law as a full-time profession.[5]

He is now an associate professor and currently teaches law at OP Jindal Global University.[2]

Writings

He has written on issues like communal violence, internal security, political economy and law. His articles have appeared in The Indian Express [3] [4] [5], The Telegraph, Scroll [6], The Wire [7], Tehelka, The New Indian Express, The Hindu and The Leaflet.

References

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