Ved Pratap Vaidik (/ˈvɛdɪk/[1] VED-ik) (Hindi: वेद प्रताप वैदिक; 30 December 1944 – 14 March 2023) was an Indian journalist, political analyst, and freelance columnist.

He worked with the Press Trust of India, and was the founder and editor of its Hindi news agency "Bhasha".

[2] He was born in Indore on 30 December 1944, and died in Gurugram, Haryana on 14 March 2023, at age 78.

[3] Vaidik published several award-winning research publications.

His published books[4] include: In English: Some of the awards received by Vaidik are:[5]