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
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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The Return of India's Stolen Heritage
Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy contributed the chapter, 'The Return of India's Stolen Heritage' 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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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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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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The Politics of An Aerial Snare
Director General, MP-IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Op-Ed piece ‘The Politics of an Aerial Snare’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on June 23, 2021.
The piece examines the developments surrounding recent arrest of Belarus dissident blogger Protasevich in light of international law & complex geopolitics.
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Yes, The Quad Will Endure!
The future of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) will depend on the choices that China makes.
Getting it right on the LAC disengagement
Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article ‘Getting it right on the LAC disengagement’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on March 23, 2021.
The Op-Ed gives a proper perspective on the India-China border disengagement at Pangong, Ladakh and addresses lingering doubts in some quarters.
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Why the UK and Japan have renewed their relationship
Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s OP-Ed Piece ‘Reading Britain's Eastern Turn’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on March 10, 2021.
The two nations share a long history of cooperation. After its estrangement from Europe, a post-Brexit UK is seeking to anchor itself alongside an old friend, writes Amb. Chinoy.
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