Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy

Amb Sujan R. Chinoy is the Director General of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi.

A career diplomat from 1981-2018, he was Ambassador to Japan and Mexico and the Consul General of India in Shanghai and Sydney. A specialist on China, East Asia and politico-security-military issues, he headed the Indian side in the Expert Group of Diplomatic and Military Officials negotiating the confidence-building measures (CBMs) dialogue with China on the boundary dispute from 1996-2000. At the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) from 2008-2012, he handled external and internal security policy issues.

During his public service of over four decades, he has dealt with political, security, defence as well as trade and economic issues. His Foreign Service career included postings at the UN in New York and Saudi Arabia. He was the Chair of the Think20 engagement group for India’s G20 Presidency.

He speaks fluent Mandarin and is conversant in Japanese, German, French and Spanish. He is the author of “World Upside Down: India Recalibrates Its Geopolitics” published in July 2023 by Harper Collins and “Global Tumult: India as a Pole Star”, (published in July 2024 by RUPA Publications). He has also credited half a dozen books on defence, security and IR topics.


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India and the Evolving Security Landscape

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy contributed the chapter, 'India and the Evolving Security Landscape' in the book 'Modi 2.0: A Resolve to Secure India', edited by Bibek Debroy, Ranjit Pachnanda, Anirban Ganguly and Uttam Sinha.

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  • 16 August, 2021 |

A Future beyond the Past

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy contributed the chapter 'A Future beyond the Past' in the book 'A New Cold War: Henry Kissinger and the Rise of China', edited by Mr Sanjaya Baru and Mr Rahul Sharma.

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  • 2 August, 2021 |

The Politics of An Aerial Snare

Director General, MP-IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Op-Ed piece ‘The Politics of an Aerial Snare’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on June 23, 2021.

The piece examines the developments surrounding recent arrest of Belarus dissident blogger Protasevich in light of international law & complex geopolitics.

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  • 23 June, 2021 |

Getting it right on the LAC disengagement

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘Getting it right on the LAC disengagement’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on March 23, 2021.

The Op-Ed gives a proper perspective on the India-China border disengagement at Pangong, Ladakh and addresses lingering doubts in some quarters.

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  • 23 March, 2021 |

Why the UK and Japan have renewed their relationship

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s OP-Ed Piece ‘Reading Britain's Eastern Turn’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on March 10, 2021.

The two nations share a long history of cooperation. After its estrangement from Europe, a post-Brexit UK is seeking to anchor itself alongside an old friend, writes Amb. Chinoy.

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  • 10 March, 2021 |

India & Mother Earth

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Occasional Paper ‘India & Mother Earth’ has been published by Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation.

The Occasional Paper outlines India's leadership role in several global initiatives.

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  • 22 February, 2021 |

A disengagement deal better than expected

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Op-Ed Piece, ‘A disengagement deal better than expected’ has been published in The Hindu on February 15, 2021.

The OP-Ed piece analyses why Pangong-Ladakh disengagement deal should be welcomed with optimism, while keeping our powder dry!

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  • 15 February, 2021 |