Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘Under Narendra Modi, This India Can Say No to the West’ has been published in News18 on 02 May 2022.

A confident India led by PM Narendra Modi charts its own destiny. India builds strategic ties with western powers, but rejects their hypocrisy, says Amb Chinoy.

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It is with deep anguish that I write to express my heartfelt sorrow on the tragic and untimely passing away of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The cruel hand of an assassin has snatched him away from us, leaving a huge void in the Japanese political firmament as well as on the international stage.

• Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy |
• May 2022 |
• Strategic Analysis

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s Opinion Piece ‘Forming government was easy, but keeping the flock together will be a daunting task for Shehbaz Sharif’, has been published in ‘First Post’ on 13 April 2022.

Assessing the political process leading to a change in the government in Pakistan, Amb Chinoy says that new Prime Minister ShehbazSharif may find the going tough.

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Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘How Imran Khan’s dangerous brinkmanship pitches Pakistan into constitutional crisis’ has been published in First Post on 06 April 2022.

Imran Khan’s decision, an example of political expediency aimed at surviving the uncertainties inherent in Pakistani politics, is unique even by local standards, says Amb Chinoy.

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Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘A missed chance for India-China relations’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on 30 March 2022.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's Delhi trip could have provided a healing touch, a chance to rebuild trust. It did little to thaw the freeze in bilateral ties, says Amb Chinoy.

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Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit for the India-Japan Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, titled ‘A Strategic Partnership Deepens!’ has been published in India Today on 26 March 2022.

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘How Russia-Ukraine conflict will have a major fallout on Indo-Pacific’ has been published in ‘First Post’ on 07 March, 2022.

Vladimir Putin’s militarism could have some unexpected impact on Xi Jinping. If Putin succeeds, the pressure would mount on China, the senior partner in the Sino-Russian equation, to do better, says Amb Chinoy.

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Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘As Putin plays Russian roulette in Ukraine, Indian diplomacy treads a fine line’, has been published in ‘The First Post’ on 02 March 2022.

There is little doubt that India should, and will, continue to maintain its voting pattern, and abstain again when the matter is put to a vote in the UNGA in the next few days, says Amb Chinoy.

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Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on why India was right in abstaining on the vote in the United Nations Security Council on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, has been published in Hindustan Times on 28 February 2022.

By abstaining from voting against Russia at UNSC, India has acted in its own national interest, as it relies on Russia to boost security on its volatile northern borders. Says Amb Chinoy.

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Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘Is the time right for India to get a third aircraft carrier?’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on 24 February 2022.

There is a broad consensus on the need for it, but given the post-pandemic budgetary constraints, the idea may have to be put on the back burner, writes Amb Chinoy.

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