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
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is an Indian academic. He is currently the president of the Center for Policy Research, a New Delhi-based think tank. The Centre for Policy Research is one of India’s most distinguished think tanks. He is also a been appointed to NYU Law School’s Global Faculty. He was previously Visiting Professor of Government at Harvard University; Associate Professor of Government and of Social Studies at Harvard, and for a brief period, Professor of Philosophy and of Law and Governance at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Mehta obtained a B.A. from St John's College, Oxford in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) and a Ph.D in Politics from Princeton University.
Mehta has published widely in the fields of political theory, intellectual history, constitutional law, politics and society in India and international politics. His scholarly articles have appeared in leading international referred journals in the field, as well as numerous edited volumes. His early work was on eighteenth century thought, particularly on Adam Smith and the Making of the Enlightenment. He has also written on issues of Cosmopolitanism, Liberalism, Rights, Judicial Review, International Governance and Democratic Theory. His most recent publications include, The Burden of Democracy and an edited volume India’s Public Institutions. His forthcoming work includes a book a Constitutionalism in Modern India and a book on India’s Great Transformation. He is also co editor (with Niraja Jayal) of the Oxford Companion to Politics in India.
Mehta is a participant in public debates in India and abroad and has written columns for national and international dailies, including the Indian Express, Hindu, Financial Times. He is an Editorial Consultant to the Indian Express. He resigned from the National Knowledge Commission following a disagreement over reservations for socially disadvantaged sections of society
Some Recent Articles Posted by him are as follows;
