Career
He is one of few remaining political observers in India who were born and active since before India gained freedom from colonial rule in 1947. Malhotra was the resident editor of The Statesman in New Delhi from 1965-1971. He held the same position at The Times of India from 1978-1986.
Simultaneously he was the India correspondent for The Guardian from 1965-1978.
Since 1986 he has been a syndicated columnist and has written for numerous dailies and periodicals in India and abroad. In 1991 Malhotra authored a political and personal biography of Indira Gandhi.
