Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy

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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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Editor’s Note

This year, Bangladesh is celebrating 50 years of the War of Liberation. The struggle for freedom, which started soon after the creation of Pakistan in 1947, culminated in signing the Instrument of Surrender on 16 December 1971. On that fateful day, Pakistan’s Gen. A.A.K. Niazi, along with 93,000 Pakistani forces, publicly surrendered to the joint forces or the Mitra Bahini that comprised the Indian Army and the Mukti Bahini. It was the largest military surrender after World War II. Bangladesh was born as an independent nation-state and reclaimed its identity.

The Big Deal behind the Ruckus over AUKUS

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘The big deal behind the ruckus over AUKUS’ has been published in The Hindu on September 22, 2021.

China’s economic and military capacities as well as its belligerence have led to a shift in regional security paradigms, says Amb. Chinoy.

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  • Published: 22 September, 2021

Tibet: The Past Haunts the Future

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Commentary ‘Tibet: The Past Haunts The Future’ has been broadcast by the External Services Division of All India Radio (AIR) on August 18, 2021.

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  • Published: 18 August, 2021

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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  • Published: 16 August, 2021

An Indian Sail to Navigate the Maritime Environment

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on India's initiative on maritime security in the United Nations Security Council has been published in The Hindu on August 14, 2021. Leadership by PM Narendra Modi in debate will boost India's credentials as stakeholder and major contributor to stability in the maritime domains, says Amb. Chinoy.

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  • Published: 14 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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  • Published: 2 August, 2021