| Amb Sujan R. Chinoy is the Director General of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. A career diplomat from 1981-2018, he was Ambassador to Japan and Mexico and the Consul General of India in Shanghai and Sydney. A specialist on China, East Asia and politico-security-military issues, he headed the Indian side in the Expert Group of Diplomatic and Military Officials negotiating the confidence-building measures (CBMs) dialogue with China on the boundary dispute from 1996-2000. At the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) from 2008-2012, he handled external and internal security policy issues. During his public service of over four decades, he has dealt with political, security, defence as well as trade and economic issues. His Foreign Service career included postings at the UN in New York and Saudi Arabia. He was the Chair of the Think20 engagement group for India’s G20 Presidency. He speaks fluent Mandarin and is conversant in Japanese, German, French and Spanish. He is the author of “World Upside Down: India Recalibrates Its Geopolitics” published in July 2023 by Harper Collins and “Global Tumult: India as a Pole Star”, (published in July 2024 by RUPA Publications). He has also credited half a dozen books on defence, security and IR topics. Director General
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Director General MP-IDSA and Think20 Chair for India's G20 Presidency, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy Op-Ed piece on ‘Charting the path ahead as India gains prominence on global stage’ featured in Hindustan Times on 25 October 2023.
The article highlights G20India presidency, Soft Power, India' leadership in Global South, great power competition and more.
‘SAKAL’ a Marathi language publication of Pune published the article of Director General and Chair of Think-20 (India's G20 Presidency) Amb Sujan R. Chinoy on ‘India's Defence Diplomacy on 10 September 2023.
Amb Sujan R. Chinoy Contributes an article 'India Lights The Way Forward’ in 'G20India: The 2023 New Delhi Summit'
Director General and Chair of Think-20 (India's G20 Presidency) Amb Sujan R. Chinoy contributed an article 'India Lights The Way Forward’ in the publication 'G20India: The 2023 New Delhi Summit', managed by the Global Governance Project and G20 Research Group.
