Considering that the US, Japan, Australia and India are committed to working for a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific, it is time for India’s strategic partners to review their cartographic positions on India’s borders.

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article titled, ‘Modi’s resolute China policy’ has been published in ‘The Japan Times’ on June 30, 2020.

It takes courage to wage war but it takes even greater courage to wage peace while protecting national interests, writes Amb. Chinoy.

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A focused development plan for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which provide India with a commanding geostrategic presence in the Bay of Bengal and access to South and Southeast Asia, could greatly enhance the country’s geopolitical leverage in the Indian Ocean Region.

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on Indo-China border tension, titled ‘Untying the India-China knot’ has been published in The Indian Express on June 18, 2020.

The border row between India and China could not have erupted at a worse moment. The world is grappling with a once-in-a-century coronavirus pandemic and a global recession that promises to leave none unscathed, writes Amb. Chinoy.

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Op-Ed piece on Pashtuns in Pakistan, titled ‘Trammelled Pashtun aspirations: The sad tale of another oppressed ethnic minority in Pakistan’ has been published in ‘The Times of India’ on June 11, 2020.

Despite being the second largest ethnic community in the Pakistan army, the Pashtuns have been viewed with suspicion on account of their cross-border ethnic ties in Afghanistan, writes Amb. Chinoy.

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Occasional Paper on US-China rivalry, titled ‘US-China Rivalry: A Strategic Moment for India?’ has been published in the May 2020 issue of Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), Delhi.

Director General, MP-IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s leadership, titled ‘The dimming of a Chinese strongman’s aura’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on June 01, 2020.

The alienation by China of a sizeable section of the international community and public criticism of Mr. Xi, including in the Chinese social media, suggest that the sun may have reached its zenith, writes Amb. Chinoy.

Director General, MP-IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on Covid-19 and India Africa relations, titled ‘Covid-19 pandemic may create opportunities to deepen India’s engagement with Africa’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on May 29, 2020.

India could also create a new fund for Africa and adapt its grant-in-aid assistance to reflect the current priorities. This could include support for new investment projects by Indian entrepreneurs especially in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors in Africa, writes Amb. Chinoy.

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on India’s ability to absorb shocks of COVID-19 pandemic and take lead in reshaping the global order, titled ‘India’s world; has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on May 04, 2020.