Mohan Kumar Author

Dr Mohan Kumar is currently Vice Dean and Professor of Diplomatic Practice at Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University, Haryana, India. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Delhi-based think tank Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS).

Dr Kumar has had a successful career in the Indian Foreign Service lasting 36 years. He has had a variety of foreign assignments culminating in his posting as India’s Ambassador to France from 2015 to 2017.

One of the defining features of Dr Kumar’s career has been his substantive involvement as India’s lead negotiator at the GATT and the WTO. Dr Kumar was part of the Indian delegation to the WTO Ministerial Conferences in Marrakesh, Seattle and Doha. He has also served in multiple WTO dispute settlement panels as an expert. Dr Kumar holds a doctorate from the reputed Sciences Po University in Paris, France on the subject of WTO Negotiation Dynamics.