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Sujan R. Chinoy is the Director General of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, since 3 January 2019. A career diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service from 1981-2018, he was India’s Ambassador to Japan and the Republic of the Marshall Islands from 2015-2018, and earlier, the Ambassador to Mexico and High Commissioner to Belize.
A specialist with over 25 years of experience on China, East Asia and the Asia-Pacific, he served in Indian Missions in Hong Kong and Beijing and as Consul General in Shanghai and Sydney. He also served as India’s representative to the First Committee at the United Nations in New York dealing with Disarmament & International Security Affairs and in the Indian Mission in Riyadh. At Headquarters, in the Ministry of External Affairs, he served as Director (China) as well as Head of the Expert Group of Diplomatic & Military Officials tasked with CBMs and boundary-related issues with China. He also served on the Americas Desk dealing with the USA and Canada, and as Officer on Special Duty in charge of press relations in the External Publicity Division. On deputation for four years with the National Security Council Secretariat under the Prime Minister’s Office, he worked on internal and external national security policy and anchored strategic dialogues with key interlocutors around the world.
He is fluent in English, Chinese (Mandarin) and conversant in French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Arabic, Urdu and French-Creole. He also speaks Hindi and Gujarati. His long career includes extensive involvement in economic issues. He has contributed to Indian newspapers and journals, besides lecturing at numerous Govt. Institutions, think-tanks and universities in India and overseas.
He schooled at the Rajkumar College (Rajkot), read English Literature at the Maharaja Sayajirao University in Vadodara, Gujarat, and gained his Master of Business Administration from Gujarat University in Ahmedabad. He has an advanced Diploma in Chinese (Mandarin) from the New Asia Yale-in-China Chinese Language Centre of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was an Exchange Student at the Otemon Gakuin University in Osaka in 1978
Addresses / Remarks
- Welcome Remarks by Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy at MP-IDSA Seminar on ‘India and UN Peacekeeping – An Appraisal’ | October 01, 2021
- Introductory Remarks by Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy at 5th India-Iran-Afghanistan Trilateral Dialogue | 31 March 2021
- Opening Remarks by Ambassador Sujan R Chinoy At MP-IDSA & Gusau Institute, Nigeria Webinar | 30 March 2021
- Welcome Remarks by Ambassador Sujan R Chinoy
At The K. Subrahmanyam Memorial Lecture | 25 February 2021 - Opening Remarks by Ambassador Sujan R Chinoy on “India’s Cyber Preparedness” | 29 January 2021
- Opening Remarks by Ambassador Sujan R Chinoy on “Nuclear Disarmament in the Era of Weakening Arms Control” | 22 January 2021
- Inaugural Address by Amb Sujan R. Chinoy on Deciphering China – The Maritime Context | 26 November 2020
- Address by Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy Director General, MP-IDSA At Herat Security Dialogue 2020 | 12 November 2020
- Welcome Address by Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy Director General, MP-IDSA At Lecture by H.E. Dr. Abdullah Abdullah Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan 8 October 2020
- DG, IDSA Remarks at M.L. Sondhi Webinar on Regional Dynamics: Will the QUAD lead to a Coalition of Democracie 10 September 2020
- Opening Remarks on UN@75: India and the Future of Multilateralism 4 September 2020
- Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy's Address at Webinar Hosted by the Embassy of India in Mexico on India-Mexico Relations
- Amb Sujan R. Chinoy's Inaugural Address on Indian Foreign Policy | IOFS Batch Training Module
- Amb Sujan R. Chinoy on National Security (Defence & Security Challenges posed by China and Pakistan)
- Welcome Remarks by Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy | 4th West Asia Conference
- Opening Remarks by Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy | 12th South Asia Conference
- Welcome Address by Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy | 12th South Asia Conference
- Welcome Address by Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy | Aim and Objective of Capsule
Xi is Supreme — for Now. But will CPC Eventually Judge Him Harshly?
Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s piece ‘Xi is supreme — for now. But will CPC eventually judge him harshly?’ has been published in Hindustan Times on November 25, 2021.
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How NSA-level talks bring India back in the Afghanistan game
Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s assessment of the Third Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan hosted by India's National Security Adviser Shri Ajit Doval on December 10, ‘How NSA-level talks bring India back in the Afghanistan game’, has been published in the First Post.
A proactive approach has enabled India to actively contribute to the task of building a regional consensus on the future of Afghanistan, says Amb. Chinoy.
Vedanta: The Spiritual Canon Guiding India’s Strategic Thought
Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘Vedanta: The Spiritual Canon Guiding India’s Strategic Thought’ has been published by News 18, on November 11, 2021.
The Vedantic approach that underlines Narendra Modi’s foreign policy and external engagement can make nations more independent, yet less transactional in their approach, writes Amb. Chinoy.
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AUKUS could rock China’s boat in the Indo-Pacific
Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘AUKUS could rock China’s boat in the Indo-Pacific’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on November 08, 2021.
The article focusses on the strategic drivers and implications, especially for maritime security in the Pacific Ocean.
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Gujarat or Delhi, PM Narendra Modi’s dynamism and vision have marked his tenure
Director General, MP-IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's completion of 20 years in the service of the nation has been published in the Indian Express on October 14, 2021.
As CM of Gujarat earlier, and as PM, his leadership is defined by a problem-solving approach and a vision for a brighter future for India, says Amb. Chinoy.
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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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Regional Fallout of US Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Commentary ‘Regional Fallout of US Withdrawal From Afghanistan’ has been broadcast by the External Services Division of All India Radio (AIR) on August 31, 2021.
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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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Understanding the Strategic Flux and Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan
Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s piece ‘Understanding the strategic flux and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan’ has been published in the Indian Express on August 17, 2021.
TalibanTakeover has implications but US exit has even broader regional implications, says Amb. Chinoy.
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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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