Pratap B. Mehta

Vice Chancellor, Ashoka University

BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Oxford; PhD in Politics, Princeton University. Formerly: Professor, Harvard University; Member Convenor, Prime Minister of India's National Knowledge Commission. Member, National Security Advisory Board. Editorial Consultant to Indian Express newspaper. Author on political theory, constitutional law, global governance and international relations. Author of books including, The Burden of Democracy, India's Public Institutions, Non-Alignment 2.0. Winner of Infosys Prize.

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