Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy

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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 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.

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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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  • Published: 14 October, 2021
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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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  • Published: 22 September, 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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  • Published: 18 August, 2021
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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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  • Published: 16 August, 2021
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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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  • Published: 14 August, 2021
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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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  • Published: 2 August, 2021
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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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  • Published: 23 June, 2021