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Dr. Mohan Kumar
Dr. Mohan Kumar
Former Indian Ambassador to France and Monaco (2015-2017)
Former Indian Ambassador
In office
May 2015 – July 2017
Preceded byArun Kumar Singh
Succeeded byVinay Mohan Kwatra
Indian Ambassador to Kingdom of Bahrain
In office
Nov 2010 – May 2015
Preceded byDr. George Joseph
Succeeded byMr. Alok Kumar Sinha
Personal details
CitizenshipIndian
SpouseMala Kumar
Children2
Alma materFaculty for Management Studies, Thyagarajar College, Madurai Kamaraj University
ProfessionIndian Diplomat, Academician
Websitehttps://ambmokumar.com/about/

Dr. Mohan Kumar is an Indian author,[1][2][3] academician,[4] columnist,[5][6] and former Indian diplomat[7]. He was the Indian ambassador to France (2015-2017).[8][9][10] Kumar is now a dean of Strategic and International Initiatives in the Vice Chancellor's Office[11] at the O.P. Jindal Global University[12], Sonipat, India. He is the inaugural director of the Jindal Global Centre for G20 Studies[13] and a professor of diplomatic practice[14][15] at the Jindal School of International Affairs.[16][17][18]

Early life and career

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Dr. Kumar was born in Tamil Nadu. He graduated from Thyagarajar College, Madurai Kamaraj University, and completed his MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies[19], Delhi University. Kumar joined the Indian Foreign Service[20][21] 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.[22][23][24] His expertise lies in the area of international trade[25][26] and multilateral negotiations[27]. He served as an Indian ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain (2010-2015).[28][29][30] Kumar was the ambassador in France[31][32] when the Paris Agreement[33] was signed in 2016.[34][35][36]

Personal life

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Kumar is married and has two children.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Mohan Kumar". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  2. ^ Jindal India Institute (2024-05-28). India's Moment: Changing Power Equations around the World | Ambassador (Dr.) Mohan Kumar. Retrieved 2024-12-04 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "India's Moment by Mohan Kumar". HarperCollins Publishers India Books, Novels, Authors and Reviews. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  4. ^ Advanced Study Institute of Asia (2024-03-02). India's Moment: Changing Power Equations around the world| ASIA Sensemaker with Amb. Dr. Mohan Kumar. Retrieved 2024-12-04 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Kumar, Mohan (2023-09-03). "India's stewardship of the G20: the climate challenge". The Global Governance Project. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  6. ^ Kumar, Dr. Mohan (12/04/2024). "Global megatrends that are set to define this generation and the next". https://www.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 12/04/2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  7. ^ "Dr. Mohan Kumar appointed as new Ambassador to France – GKToday". www.gktoday.in. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  8. ^ Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs (12/4/2024). ""Dr. Mohan Kumar appointed as the next Ambassador of India to France"". https://www.mea.gov.in. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  9. ^ emlyon business school (2016-03-23). Conference : make in India, with his Excellency Dr. Mohan Kumar, Ambassador of India. Retrieved 2024-12-04 – via YouTube. {{cite AV media}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "Mohan Kumar appointed as new Indian Ambassador to France". The Times of India. 2015-04-15. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  11. ^ "Prof. (Dr.) Mohan Kumar". O.P. Jindal Global University. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  12. ^ Network, digitalLEARNING (2020-08-06). "OP Jindal University appoints Dr Mohan Kumar as Dean of the office of international affairs & global initiatives". Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  13. ^ "Jindal Global Centre for G20 Studies (JGC4G20)". O.P. Jindal Global University. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  14. ^ blog (2020-05-21). "Know Your Faculty: Journey of Dr. Mohan Kumar from Indian Foreign Service to Academia". The Blog. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  15. ^ Nayan, Rajiv (2019). Global Strategic Trade Management. doi:10.1007/978-81-322-3926-0. ISBN 978-81-322-3924-6.
  16. ^ "Mohan Kumar, Instructor". Coursera. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  17. ^ Jindal School of International Affairs (2023-12-19). Candid Diplomacy EP1: Ambassador Dr. Mohan Kumar On Career In Diplomacy, G20 & More | Diplomania. Retrieved 2024-12-04 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ Jindal Global University (2021-12-16). Online MA International Relations, Security & Strategy | Interaction with Ambassador Dr. Mohan Kumar. Retrieved 2024-12-04 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ "| The FMS ForumThe FMS Forum". www.thefmsforum.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  20. ^ VISION TV WORLD (2020-03-14). Dr Mohan Kumar, IFS, Chairman RIS on strengthening strategic relations among #India & #Uzbekistan. Retrieved 2024-12-04 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ "Dr. Mohan Kumar appointed as the next Ambassador of India to France – Diplomacyindia.com". 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  22. ^ "WTO | News - 1999 news items - WTO holds symposium on conformity assessment procedures". www.wto.org. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  23. ^ 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)
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ ""Mohan Kumar"". https://www.orfonline.org. 12/04/2024. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  26. ^ "Kumar". Institut Montaigne. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  27. ^ "Ambassador (Dr.) Mohan Kumar | RIS". fidc.ris.org.in. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  28. ^ "Embassy of India, Bahrain". www.eoibahrain.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  29. ^ "List of ambassadors of India to Bahrain". embassies.info. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  30. ^ Bahrain This Week (2015-06-06). A message from Indian Ambassador Dr. Mohan Kumar. Retrieved 2024-12-04 – via YouTube.
  31. ^ Sarvjeet Soodan (2017-03-04). Interview of Ambassador of India, Dr. Mohan Kumar with France 24. Retrieved 2024-12-04 – via YouTube.
  32. ^ "Mohan Kumar appointed as new Indian Ambassador to France". The Times of India. 2015-04-15. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  33. ^ India, Press Information Bureau (12/04/2024). "Railway Minister Shri Suresh Prabhakar Praubu concludes his France Visit (11th-12th, April, 2016)". https://pib.gov.in/newsite. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  34. ^ Kumar, Mohan (12/2/2024). "Mohan Kumar". Orfonline.org. Retrieved 12/2/2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
  35. ^ "Kumar". Institut Montaigne. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  36. ^ Media India Group (2016-01-21). Interview with Dr. Mohan Kumar, Ambassador of India in France. Retrieved 2024-12-04 – via YouTube.