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Dr. Mohan Kumar
Dr. Mohan Kumar
Former Indian Ambassador to France (2015-2017), Former Indian Ambassador to Kingdom of Bahrain (2010-2015)
Personal details
NationalityIndian
SpouseMala Kumar
Children2
OccupationDiplomat

Dr. Mohan Kumar is an Indian author, academic, columnist[1], and former Indian diplomat. He was the Indian ambassador to France (2015-2017). Kumar is now a dean of Strategic and International Initiatives in the Vice Chancellor's Office[2] at the O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India. He is the inaugural director of the Jindal Global Centre for G20 Studies[3] and a professor of diplomatic practice at the Jindal School of International Affairs.

Early Life and Career

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Kumar was born in Tamil Nadu. He graduated from Thyagarajar College, Madurai Kamaraj University, and completed his MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University. Kumar joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1981. He received his doctorate from Sciences Po, Paris, in 2012.

In his three-and-a-half-decade-long diplomatic career, he served as a lead negotiator for India at the WTO.[4][5][6] His expertise lies in the area of international trade and multilateral negotiations. He served as an Indian ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain (2010-2015).[7][8] Kumar was the ambassador in France when the Paris Agreement was signed in 2016[9].[10][citation needed]

Personal Life

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Dr. Kumar is married and has two children.

References

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  1. ^ Kumar, Mohan (2023-09-03). "India's stewardship of the G20: the climate challenge". The Global Governance Project. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  2. ^ "Prof. (Dr.) Mohan Kumar". O.P. Jindal Global University. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  3. ^ "Jindal Global Centre for G20 Studies (JGC4G20)". O.P. Jindal Global University. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  4. ^ "WTO | News - 1999 news items - WTO holds symposium on conformity assessment procedures". www.wto.org. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  5. ^ Kumar, Mohan; UNCTAD (2010). "Intellectual property in the World Trade Organization :: turning it into developing countries' real property". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "WTO | News - 2000 News items - Developing countries call for more help in the area of technical barriers to trade". www.wto.org. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  7. ^ "Embassy of India, Bahrain". www.eoibahrain.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  8. ^ "List of ambassadors of India to Bahrain". embassies.info. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  9. ^ Kumar, Mohan (12/2/2024). "Mohan Kumar". Orfonline.org. Retrieved 12/2/2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Kumar". Institut Montaigne. Retrieved 2024-12-02.