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.
Asia between Multipolarism and Multipolarity
India can absorb shocks of pandemic, take the lead in reshaping global order
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.
Coronavirus pandemic, slow to hit Japan, is yet another crisis that challenges country’s resilience
Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy's column on Japan's response to COVID-19 pandemic, titled 'Coronavirus pandemic, slow to hit Japan, is yet another crisis that challenges country’s resilience', has been published in The Indian Express on April 08, 2020.
Japan’s case-by-case approach to the reopening of schools by regional authorities has been criticised. There have been calls for a strict lockdown before it is too late to avert the same fate as Italy, Spain and the US, writes Amb. Chinoy.
Covid-19 outbreak will bring lasting changes in healthcare, security, governance
Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy's article on COVID 19, titled 'Remaking the future' has been published in The Indian Express on March 25, 2020.
COVID-19 is creating inflection points for the global economy, will bring changes that will be lasting in healthcare, security, governance, writes Amb. Chinoy
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A crisis-hit Iran at the crossroads
Director General, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on Iran, titled ‘A crisis-hit Iran at the crossroads’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on March 17, 2020.
The coronavirus pandemic creates fresh possibilities for cooperation between the West Asian nation and its neighbours, writes Amb. Chinoy.
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Trump’s India visit indicates that bilateral relations are set to deepen to mutual advantage
Director General, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on President Donald Trump’s India visit, titled ‘Trumping the naysayers’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on February 26, 2020.
President Trump’s India visit indicates that bilateral relations are set to deepen to mutual advantage, writes Amb. Chinoy.
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Modi’s neighbourhood policy is predicated on his ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’ vision for inclusive growth
Director General, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s neighbourhood policy, titled “Modi’s neighbourhood policy is predicated on his ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’ vision for inclusive growth” has been published in The Indian Express on February 21, 2020.
India has promoted regional cooperation in South Asia in a spirit of generosity, without insisting on reciprocity, writes Amb. Chinoy.
India cannot afford to take sides in US-Iran tensions. But New Delhi must activate its regional diplomacy
Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s article on India’s stand on US-Iran tensions, titled ‘India cannot afford to take sides in US-Iran tensions. But New Delhi must activate its regional diplomacy’ has been published in ‘The Indian Express’ on January 14, 2020.
India cannot afford to take sides. Energy supplies and the safety and security of its vast diaspora in the Gulf are of utmost importance. India has a substantial Shia population too, with sympathy for Iran, writes Amb. Chinoy.
Spotting an opportunity in changing fundamentals
Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Op-Ed on US-China rivalry, titled ‘Spotting an opportunity in changing fundamentals’ has been published in ‘The Hindu’ on January 06, 2020.
The Op-ed analyses whether the growing rivalry between the United States and China could spell a strategic moment for India.
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CDS appointment step towards seamless coordination in higher defence management
Director General, IDSA, Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy’s Op-Ed piece on Gen. Bipin Rawat's appointment as India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), titled ‘CDS appointment step towards seamless coordination in higher defence management’ has been published in The Indian Express on December 31, 2019.
In General Bipin Rawat, the government has chosen a seasoned COAS who, as the senior-most of the three chiefs, spearheaded far-reaching reforms in the organisational structure and war-fighting capabilities of the Army, writes Amb. Chinoy.