Nov 2007. The magazine Business & Economy, in cover story, profiles Robinder Sachdev as one of twelve most influential Indian Americans in the US
May 2009. During parliamentary elections in India, the Economic Times features Imagindia as leading election campaign management expert in India
Nov 2009. The Wall Street Journal, on first day of PM's state visit to US, quotes Imagindia as India's leading think tank dedicated to promoting the image of India
Dec 2009. Robinder Sachdev inducted on Board of Trustees of Children's Book Trust - India's oldest national children's organization
Feb 2010. Imagindia's suggestions on India-China relations considered to be "most constructive and practical" among a peer discussion of over 70 leading strategic thinkers in India and the US
The Obama - Singh Dashboard of 2010
New Delhi, November 3, 2010
As the U.S. and India prepare for a historic visit of the Obama presidency to India, the Imagindia Institute today released a unique tool – a “Obama-Singh Dashboard” which shines light on key issues and challenges facing the two leaders and both countries.
Ranging from speculation and suggestions on what President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will discuss in private, to a question-bank of five hard-hitting questions which Indian media must ask President Obama, the dashboard also recommends that the Joint Press Meet between the two leaders must be held against the backdrop of India’s imposing Rashtrapati Bhawan so that the images beamed around the world carry a grandiose message.
The dashboard also suggests a discussion on how India can help in President Obama’s re-election in 2012, and advocates for a grand Thorium Partnership – along with other big bang issues like UNSC seat, and the Kalam-NSS space energy initiative.
“We designed this tool to stimulate the imagination of publics in India and the U.S. Such summits are rare and historic. We both must be bold and push our best to generate maximum benefit of this occasion”, said Robinder Sachdev, president of Imagindia Institute.
Pointing to the importance of words and images that will be generated during the Obama visit, Sachdev also asked, “We wonder. Will the joint communiqué emerging from Delhi correct the tilt from the Obama-Hu communiqué of Nov 17 2009 – will Obama invite India to play a role in East Asia?”
The dashboard may be seen at http://imagindia.org/obama_visit.html
About Imagindia. With a mission to re-imagine and re-image India, Imagindia Institute is India’s leading think tank on geopolitics, national images, and public and economic diplomacy. To know more, please visit www.imagindia.org
