Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy called on External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and presented him a copy of his book—World Upside Down: India Recalibrates Its Geopolitics—on 19 December 2023. This book, published by HarperCollins Publishers India Ltd, features a thoughtful Foreword written by Dr S. Jaishankar.

• 19 December, 2023 |

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been earmarked as a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which is described as Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature foreign policy initiative and a grand strategy aimed at restoring China's “rightful'' great-power status in the world. It is a major plank in China's geo-strategic and economic architecture for the region, using Pakistan to secure an exploitative strategic perch in South Asia and the Arabian Sea, overlooking the crucial Persian Gulf, the west coast of India, and the east coast of Africa.

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Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s Issue Brief ‘The Taiwan Factor in the US’s Regional Posture’, has been published by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) on 15 December 2023. The Issue Brief talks about the US’s historical grapple with the Taiwan issue and the need to inject clarity in its positions, particularly whether it would militarily defend Taiwan.

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• 15 December, 2023 |

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s opinion piece titled ‘Kissinger’s China Legacy is Washington’s Burden’ has been published in Hindustan Times on 12 December 2023.

This piece talks about Henry Kissinger's legacy that haunts the USA today-his role in the rise of China as an economic and military power that is now a systemic rival for dominance in a West-designed world order fraying at the edges.

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• 12 December, 2023 |

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy addressed a delegation from National Defence College, UAE, led by Brig Gen Staff Pilot Khalifa Butti AlShamsi at MP-IDSA on 11 December 2023. Views were exchanged on enhancing India–UAE defence and security cooperation.

• 11 December, 2023 |

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• 19 November, 2023 |

Director General MP-IDSA and Think20 Chair for India’s G20 Presidency, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s opinion piece ‘Taiwan, a Malacca blockade and India’s options’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on 09 November 2023.
There are limitations to what India can do in the event of a U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan, says Amb Chinoy.

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• 9 November, 2023 |

Director General MP-IDSA and Think20 Chair for India's G20 Presidency, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy Op-Ed piece on ‘Charting the path ahead as India gains prominence on global stage’ featured in Hindustan Times on 25 October 2023.

The article highlights G20India presidency, Soft Power, India' leadership in Global South, great power competition and more.

• 25 October, 2023 |

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA and Chair of Think20 (India's G20 Presidency), Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s co-authored article, ‘U.N.'s 2030 Agenda needs a reboot’ has been published in Nikkei Asia on 20 September 2023.

Success of G20 and G7 summits can provide new momentum toward advancing SDGs, say the authors.

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• 20 September, 2023 |