Ambassador Dr. Mohan Kumar is the Dean for Strategic and International Initiatives, and Professor of Diplomatic Practice, at the Jindal School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India. He has had an impressive 36-year career in the Indian Foreign Service, including serving as Indian Ambassador to France. Ambassador Kumar has a vast expertise in the field of international trade and multilateral negotiations, and was India’s chief negotiator at the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) and  WTO (World Trade Organization). He contributes regularly to newspapers and publications on diplomacy, geopolitics and strategic affairs, and is the author of the book India’s Moment: Changing Power Equations Around The World (HarperCollins 2023).