Amb. Sujan Chinoy is the Director General of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi since 2019. A career diplomat from 1981-2018, he held several important diplomatic assignments, including as Ambassador to Japan. He is a specialist on China, East Asia and politico-military and security issues. He anchored as a team leader the CBMs/peace and tranquillity issues related to the India-China boundary dispute between 1996 and 2000. On deputation to the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) from 2008-2012, his expertise covered external and internal security issues including the extended neighbourhood of the Indo-Pacific. He has served as Consul General in Shanghai and Sydney and has extensive experience in trade, investment and economic issues.
He is the Chair of the Think20 engagement group for India’s G20 Presidency. He regularly contributes to newspapers and journals, besides lecturing 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.
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.
China remains wary of the Quad and its future contours
Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on the future of Quad, titled ‘China remains wary of the Quad and its future contours’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on November 07, 2019.
Beijing remains worried about the advantages the quadrilateral dialogue process might offer to India in the Indo-Pacific, writes Amb. Chinoy.
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Cooperative Security in South Asia: A Mirage?
South Asia has a common history and celebrates its great cultural and linguistic overlap. However, the South Asian experience in building cooperative security architecture has been mixed. India on its part remains committed to strengthening cooperative security in the region.
In Mamallapuram, seeking the true north in ties
Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on the second informal summit between India and China in Mamallapuram, titled ‘In Mamallapuram, seeking the true north in ties’ has been published by ‘The Hindu’ on October 11, 2019.
The India-China informal summit is another opportunity for both leaders to reset relations in an era of geostrategic flux, writes Amb. Chinoy.
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Israel, Pakistan ties a bridge too far?
Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on the possibility of Israel-Pakistan diplomatic ties, titled ‘Israel, Pakistan ties a bridge too far?’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on September 17, 2019.
Islamabad would dilute its Islamic credentials if it were to establish diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv, writes Amb. Chinoy.
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Israel is an 'important country and a good friend of India'
Israel Hayom, newspaper with the largest circulation in Israel, published Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s interview on India-Israel relations, titled ‘Israel is an important country and a good friend of India’, on September 15, 2019.
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Pakistan’s minority problem
Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on Pakistan’s reaction to National Register of Citizens (NRC), titled ‘Pakistan’s minority problem’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on September 04, 2019.
Instead of vilifying India, Prime Minister Imran Khan should first set his house in order, writes Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy.
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Global community favours bilateral framework on Kashmir, but Pak refuses to see writing on wall
Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on Pakistan’s stand on Kashmir, titled ‘Global community favours bilateral framework on Kashmir, but Pak refuses to see writing on wall’ has been published by ‘The Indian Express’ on September 02, 2019.
Pakistan has sought UN mediation despite being bound by the principle of bilateralism under the 1972 Simla Agreement, writes Amb. Chinoy.
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Appointment of Chief of Defence Staff: A Historic Decision
The decision to appoint CDS is an important milestone in India’s quest for complete integration of its defence forces; a significant step towards seamless coordination, better efficiency, and greater effectiveness of the national defence architecture in meeting the challenges of the 21st century.
China’s hypocritical stance at UN against India is a bid to distract from its own troubles in Xinjiang, Hong Kong
Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on China’s stand at the UN against India, titled ‘China and its quasi-colony’ has been published by ‘The Indian Express’ on August 21, 2019.
Beijing’s hypocritical stance at the UN against India is a bid to distract from its own troubles in Xinjiang, Hong Kong. It is patently wrong to claim that scrapping of Article 370 has resulted in ‘internationalisation of J&K’, writes Amb. Chinoy.
The OIC’s Double Standards
While the OIC is critical of India, it remains wary of treading on China’s toes when it comes to civil and religious rights of the Uyghur Muslims. The OIC reports also turn a Nelson’s eye to Pakistan’s treatment of its own ethnic Muslim minorities. The OIC has disregarded the fact that India is a democratic and secular country, where every citizen is free to practice one’s religion.