Articles by Mohan Kumar
A new template for trade
The old trading arrangements are collapsing. India will need to embrace FTAs; an early deal with the EU could serve as a template
Updated on Oct 18, 2021 05:33 PM IST
Mohan Kumar
The emergence of a binary world order
The world is headed for two power centres — led by the US and China. But despite the latter’s rise, on all metrics, the US is far ahead at the moment
Updated on Sep 26, 2021 07:52 PM IST
Mohan Kumar
The evolution of India’s pragmatic policy on foreign aid
Foreign aid, for the purposes of this article, will be construed to mean loans, grants, PL-480 type assistance and, of course, donations/gifts in times of distress
Published on Jul 05, 2021 06:52 PM IST
Mohan Kumar
Where the G7 summit failed
On vaccines and climate finance, G7 countries disappointed. The silver lining was the shared commitment to democracy
Updated on Jun 15, 2021 01:49 PM IST
Mohan Kumar
WTO needs to get its mojo back. A new SDG round of negotiations would help
Organisations such as WTO need to demonstrate that it is on the side of the underdog and the vulnerable in the political battle being played out due to the backlash against globalisation and free trade
Published on Oct 22, 2020 11:00 AM IST
New Delhi | Mohan Kumar
How China gamed the multilateral trading system | Opinion
Perhaps the most disturbing thing from a free market perspective is the role of state-owned enterprises in China’s trade policy.
Updated on Aug 09, 2020 07:23 AM IST
Mohan Kumar
For WTO, it is now or never | Opinion
With a whopping near-universal membership of 164 countries, big, small and all sizes in-between, WTO simply turned unwieldy. It became increasingly impossible to negotiate one common trade rule on the basis of the consensus, writes Dr Mohan Kumar, who retired as the Indian ambassador to France
Updated on Aug 01, 2020 07:27 AM IST
Mohan Kumar
Post-Covid-19, the world will change. Here are 7 ways how this could happen
There is more than a reasonable chance that great power rivalry, parochial national interests and raw geopolitics rule the roost in a post-Covid-19 world, writes Mohan Kumar.
Updated on May 06, 2020 08:58 AM IST
Mohan Kumar
Geostrategic paralysis in face of Covid-19 could open a role for India | Opinion
When the deadly coronavirus happened, China committed the cardinal sin of trying to cover up, writes Mohan Kumar, who retired as an Indian Ambassador to France
Updated on Apr 19, 2020 09:27 AM IST
Mohan Kumar
Rejecting RCEP was the easy part | HT Analysis
The world is moving towards high-quality free trade deals, and India must follow that path too
Published on Nov 10, 2019 07:05 PM IST
Mohan Kumar
The PM’s recent meetings with Macron, Trump and Putin show Delhi’s diplomatic astuteness
At a time when the multipolar international order is characterised by fundamental instability, this augurs well for India.
Updated on Sep 09, 2019 09:28 AM IST
Mohan Kumar
The US-China trade war will impact negotiation dynamics of the WTO
The US also has a major grievance with the WTO about its alleged inability to deal adequately with China’s brand of “hybrid state capitalism” and the latter’s potential to distort international trade. The WTO was conceived on the basis of free trade and comparative advantage and it is true that it was not designed to deal with economies such as China.
Updated on Dec 10, 2018 07:17 AM IST
Mohan Kumar
Hop on The Red Bull Tour Bus
Guitarist Warren Mendonsa will take the stage with his band Blackstratblues comprising Jai Row Kavi on the drums, Beven Fonseca on keyboards and Adi Mistry on bass.
Updated on Oct 15, 2016 09:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Mohan Kumar K, Mumbai
Going to Israel feels like a holiday within a holiday
A sea that’s a lake, a fort with a tragic history, and an oasis in the Judean desert, going to Israel feels like a holiday within a holiday
Published on Jun 18, 2016 07:42 PM IST
Mohan Kumar K
No TV Weekend: Cooking up a storm
An eventful Sunday marked the end of the No TV Weekend as the city teed off and got creative with recipes
Updated on May 30, 2016 01:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mohan Kumar K, Mumbai
Watch indie band perform folk music with a Sufi touch in Mumbai
Chandigarh-based Folktronica band Hari & Sukhmani performance at Blue Frog.
Updated on Mar 19, 2016 04:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mohan Kumar K, Mumbai
All that jazz: Catch The Bodhisattwa Trio in Mumbai
If you’re a fan of funky arrangements and odd time signatures, head to Blue Frog on Sunday to catch Kolkata experimental jazz rock outfit, The Bodhisattwa Trio, in concert.
Updated on Jun 13, 2015 05:46 PM IST
Mohan Kumar K
Go on a cheap Italy trip
Italy has the most number of UNESCO heritage sites. Why? They just love to dig up ruins. They dig. People pay to see. Money goes into maintenance. They dig some more. It works like clockwork. Apparently, over 60 per cent of ancient Rome is still underground.
Updated on Jan 12, 2013 06:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mohan Kumar
Patna in sync with ‘Djinn’ of Jinnah
Parliamentarian Jaswant Singh’s hugely controversial book ‘Jinnah—India, Partition, Independence’, is generating as much heat in Patna as across the country.
Updated on Aug 30, 2009 06:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Piyush Kumar Ray & Indra Mohan Kumar
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