Arun M Kumar is co-editor of “Kerala’s Economy: Crouching Tiger, Sacred Cows.” This book is based on one of two conferences he helped convene in Trivandrum, in 2005 and 2007, along with Stanford University, on Kerala in the Global Economy. He is the author of a book of poetry, “Plain Truths”. Kerala has the opportunity…

Economic Times News story by PTI 06-Oct-2013 WASHINGTON: Indian-American Arun M Kumar has been nominated by President Barack Obama to a key administration post, giving him charge of international trade at a critical juncture when the US is looking to increase its export. Arun M Kumar, till recently a partner and member of the Board…

The Hindu News story by PTI 05-Oct-2013 Indian-American Arun M. Kumar has been nominated by President Barack Obama to a key administration post, giving him charge of international trade at a critical juncture when the U.S. is looking to increase its export. Arun M. Kumar, till recently a partner and member of the Board of…

India.com News story by Indo-Asian News Service 15-Mar-2014 Arun Madhavan Kumar was confirmed to be assistant secretary of commerce and director general of the US and Foreign Commercial Service Washington, March 15: The US Senate has confirmed yet another Indian-American nominee of President Barack Obama to lead the trade promotion arm of the US Commerce…

NRI Pulse Blog post by publication 16-Mar-2014 Washington, March 15 (IANS) The US Senate has confirmed yet another Indian-American nominee of President Barack Obama to lead the trade promotion arm of the US Commerce Department charged with helping US companies succeed in markets around the world. Kerala University physics graduate Arun Madhavan Kumar was confirmed…

The Economic Times News story by PTI  18 -Sept- 2015 WASHINGTON: Adding commerce to the Indo-US Strategic Dialogue signals that economy is at the centre of ties between two of the world’s biggest economies, a top US official has said, days ahead of the first such meeting aimed at quadrupling bilateral trade to $500 billion…