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'''Sujan R. Chinoy''' (born 1958) is a former [[India]]n [[diplomat]] currently serving as the Director General of the [[Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses]] (IDSA), India's foremost think-tank in [[New Delhi]] in the field of defence, security and international relations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://idsa.in/|title=Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses -|website=idsa.in}}</ref> The appointment came upon his retirement from the Indian Foreign Service as Indian Ambassador to Japan, which followed a professional diplomatic career of more than thirty-seven years with experience on China and East Asia, as well as the Asia-Pacific region, the Gulf and OIC, United Nations (Disarmament and International Security), National Security, as well as the US and the Latin American region. He held the highest rank of Grade I Ambassador (equivalent to Vice Minister/Secretary to the Government of India).
'''Sujan R. Chinoy''' (born 1958) is a former Indian diplomat and the Director General of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), an Indian think tank in New Delhi, funded by the Ministry of Defence.<ref /> He retired from the Indian Foreign Service on 30 September 2018 after a professional diplomatic career spanning more than 37 years with experience in China, East Asia, the Asia-Pacific region, the United Nations, National Security, and the Latin American region. He held the rank of Grade I Ambassador and was a ex-officio member of the Padma Award selection committee 2023.<ref />


==Career==
==Career==
===Ambassador to Japan===
===Ambassador to Japan===
He was Indian Ambassador to Japan from 3 December 2015 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sujan-chinoy-is-indias-new-envoy-to-japan/articleshow/49585382.cms|title=Sujan Chinoy is India's new envoy to Japan|date=29 October 2015|publisher=|via=The Economic Times}}</ref> to 30 November 2018. He was also the Indian Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. He facilitated the visits of Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] to Japan in 2016 and 2018 as well as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visits to India in 2015 and 2017. He contributed to the realization of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership. Major developments took place during his tenure, including the conclusion of the Shinkansen (Bullet Train/Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail) project, the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, the Japanese vocational training centers in India (Japan India Institutes of Manufacturing or "JIMs"), the placement of young Indian professionals in Japanese companies under Japan's Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP) and areas such as [[healthcare]], digital technologies, [[start-ups]], [[agriculture]], food processing, [[disaster risk reduction]], [[space science]]s, [[earth sciences]], [[oceanography]], and many others.
He was the Indian Ambassador to Japan from 2015 to 2018.<ref /> He served as the Indian Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. His tenure coincided with high level diplomatic visits in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Significant developments occurred under his leadership, including the foundation-stone ceremony of the Shinkansen (Bullet Train/Mumbai Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail) project, the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, the establishment of Japanese vocational training centers in India (Japan India Institutes of Manufacturing, or "JIMs"), the integration of young Indian professionals into Japanese companies through Japan's Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP), and collaborations in various sectors such as healthcare, digital technologies, start-ups, agriculture etc. India has been the largest recipient of Japanese ODA loans since 2003–04, with those investments having a presence in manufacturing, financial markets, logistics, and start-ups.
 
During his term in Japan, India emerged as Japan's largest ODA partner and Japan became one of the top three investors in the Indian economy with a presence in manufacturing, financial markets, acquisitions and mergers, logistics and start ups. Japan participated on key infrastructure project in India, besides becoming linked to all the major flagship initiatives such as Smart City, Swachh Bharat (Clean India), Digital India, Start Up India, Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Mission, etc.


===Other appointments===
===Other appointments===
Chinoy served as Indian Ambassador to Mexico<ref>{{cite web|author=|year=|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/gujarati-diplomat-appointed-ambassador-to-mexico/962741|title= Gujarati diplomat appointed ambassador to Mexico|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=16 June 2012}}</ref> and High Commissioner of India to Belize from 2012 to 2015. He was Additional Secretary in the National Security Council Secretariat in the Prime Minister's Office in New Delhi for several years. He also served for many years as India's Consul General in China (Shanghai) and Australia (Sydney) handling trade and economic portfolios.
Chinoy served as Indian Ambassador to Mexico<ref /> and High Commissioner of India to Belize from 2012 to 2015. He served on deputation to the National Security Council Secretariat from 2008 to 2012 as Joint Secretary. He also served in Indian Consul General's office in China (Shanghai, 2000-2005) and Australia (Sydney), handling trade and economic portfolios.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Chinoy was born to Romeshchandra Chinoy, a senior Indian Police Service officer and Usha Chinoy (née Joshi), a well-known musician,<ref>{{cite web|author =|year=|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSj9XHumWKM|title=Nahin Ye Fikr Koi Rahbar-e-Kaamil Nahin Milta: Usha Chinoy |publisher=Sujan Chinoy|accessdate=11 August 2014}}</ref> social worker and educationist; taught at the [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot]] . Usha Chinoy's grandfather, Vaidya Shastri Manishankar Govindji (Maṇicaṅkar Kōvintaji),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FaEMMwEACAAJ|title=Your Fortune|first=Maṇicaṅkar|last=Kōvintaji|date=3 May 2019|publisher=Atank Nigrah Pharmacy|via=Google Books}}</ref> founded the Ayurveda firm Atank Nigrah Pharmacy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19260324-1.2.30.4|title=Page 7 Advertisements Column 4|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref> in Jamnagar in 1881. The Atank Nigrah Pharmacy was an early multi-national company, with branches in Singapore, Penang (Malaysia), Rangoon (Burma), Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Karachi (in the then undivided India), apart from major cities in India. Chinoy's paternal grandfather, Barrister C. N. Chinoy,<ref>http://archive.middletemple.org.uk/Shared%20Documents/MTAR/updated/1910-1944.pdf</ref> was a two-term Dewan (Prime Minister) of the state of Rajkot during the 1930s-1940s after whom the pre-Independence "Infantry Road" in the old Cantonment area of Rajkot was renamed "Barrister Chinoy Road".<ref>{{cite web|author =|year=|url=http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&frbg=&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BL%29&tab=local&dstmp=1393785589862&srt=rank&ct=search&mode=Basic&dum=true&indx=1&vl%28freeText0%29=Mr.Chinoy+Rajkot+state&fn=search&vid=IAMS_VU2|title=File 3(17)-P(S)/1940 Rajkot affairs. Appointment by the Thakore Sahib of Mr Anklesaria, C.I.E., as Dewan of the State vice Mr Chinoy, resigned|publisher=British Library}}</ref> Chinoy has two sisters, Dr. Parasmani Acharya<ref>{{cite web|author =|year=|url=http://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-paras-acharya-2kxbw|title= Dr. Paras Acharya, MD|publisher=Healthgrades.com}}</ref> and Dr. Mala R. Chinoy.<ref>{{cite web|author =|year=|url=http://news.psu.edu/story/208023/2005/10/04/hershey-professor-receives-award-career-achievement|title=Dr. Mala R. Chinoy|publisher=Penn State News|accessdate=4 October 2005}}</ref>
Chinoy was born to Romeshchandra Chinoy, and Usha Chinoy (née Joshi), a well-known musician,<ref /> social worker, and educationist. Usha Chinoy's grandfather, Vaidya Shastri Manishankar Govindji (Maṇicaṅkar Kōvintaji),<ref /> founded the Ayurveda firm Atank Nigrah Pharmacy<ref /> in Jamnagar in 1881 {{citation needed|date=October 2026}}. Chinoy's paternal grandfather, Barrister C. N. Chinoy,<ref /> served as Dewan of Rajkot State; (a 1940 India Office file records his resignation and the appointment of N. N. Anklesaria in his place), after whom a road in Rajkot was renamed as "Barrister Chinoy Road" post independence.<ref /> Chinoy has two sisters, Dr. Parasmani Acharya<ref /> and Dr. Mala R. Chinoy.<ref />
Chinoy is a direct descendant of Seth Nanji Jekaran Shah (later Seth Nanji Chinai of Mangrol), an early [[Jain]] trader from Mangrol in coastal Saurashtra in Western India who founded the Gujarati community in Kolkata and was also the first Gujarati trader in Shanghai, and lived there for twelve years in the opening decades of the 19th century. The 200-year old Jain Derasar (Temple) in the town of Palitana in the Shatrunjay Mountain Range (in Gujarat), well known as ‘Nanji Chinai’s Chaumukhji Derasar’, was built with donations by Sujan Chinoy's ancestor Seth Nanji Jekaran Shah. This Derasar’s main Jain Tirthankar (nayak) is Chandraprabhu and it has 21 marble statues/idols and one metal statue/idol of each of the various Tirthankars of Jainism.


==Education==
==Education==
Chinoy was educated at the [[Rajkumar College, Rajkot]] (1965–74), where he excelled in the school's orchestra (sitar) and was a member of the rifle shooting team. He did his BA (Hons.) in English Literature and Psychology and Diploma in German from the [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]], and, his MBA in Marketing from [[B.K. School of Business Management]], Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. He represented his university/district in athletics, rifle-shooting, swimming and bodybuilding. He is also an accomplished rider who has pursued horse-back riding, tent-pegging and show jumping as a hobby. While at the university, Chinoy was a Senior Under Officer in the Infantry Wing of the [[National Cadet Corps (India)|National Cadet Corps]] and completed his "C" Certificate, including a special high-altitude ski course at the [[Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering]] in Gulmarg. He participated in the All India Inter-University Rifle Shooting Championship held in Chennai in 1976. He was offered a direct commission in the Indian Army but preferred to pursue post-graduate studies and join the Indian Foreign Service in 1981.
Chinoy received his education at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1965–74). He completed his BA (Hons.) in English Literature and Psychology, along with a Diploma in German from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Additionally, he obtained his MBA in Marketing from B.K. School of Business Management, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. While at the university, Chinoy was a Senior Under Officer in the Infantry Wing of the National Cadet Corps and completed his "C" Certificate{{citation needed|date=October 2026}}, including a special high-altitude ski course at the Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering in Gulmarg. He participated in the All India Inter-University Rifle Shooting Championship held in Chennai in 1976{{citation needed|date=October 2026}}. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1981.


He is fluent in Chinese (Mandarin)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIwNcoa7c3E|title=Sujan Chinoy's remarks in fluent Chinese (Mandarin)|last=Arjunsinh Rathore|date=30 April 2018|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> and has a degree from the [[Chinese University of Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite web|author=|year=|url=http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clc/new/en/intro_essential_alumni.htm|title=Some alumni of CLC|publisher=The Chinese University of Hong Kong}}</ref><ref>http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clc/50/download/clc50album/clc50album42.pdf</ref> He also knows French, German, Japanese,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLk-XgQBbQc|title=Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's Remarks (Japanese) to Japan-India Association|last=Embassy of India in Japan|date=23 December 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> Arabic, Spanish<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxIfNN8flL8|title=Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's Remarks to Mexican School Children 2 October 2015 Gandhi Jayanti|last=indiaembajada|date=2 October 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> and French Creole, besides Gujarati, Hindi and Urdu. He was an exchange student at the [[Otemon Gakuin University]] in Osaka, Japan in 1978.
He is fluent in Chinese (Mandarin)<ref /> and He studied Putonghua at the Chinese Language Centre of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (1983–84).<ref /><ref /> He also knows French, German, Japanese,<ref /> Arabic, Spanish<ref /> and French Creole, as well as Gujarati, Hindi, and Urdu. He was an exchange student at the Otemon Gakuin University in Osaka, Japan, in 1978{{citation needed|date=October 2026}}.


==Other achievements==
==Other achievements==
Chinoy organised the largest gathering of Yoga enthusiasts outside of India for the event marking the International Yoga Day on 21 May 2015 in Mexico City which witnessed about 6000 participants on the broad Reforma Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlLWZauUGeY|title=Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's Address #InternationalDayofYoga Mexico|last=indiaembajada|date=1 July 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6HusLm2hfM|title=Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's address (Spanish) #YogaDay Mexico City|last=indiaembajada|date=28 June 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> He gave a sitar performance on 2 October 2013, playing Mahatma Gandhiji's favourite bhajans ''Raghupati Raghav Rajaram'' and ''Vaishnava Jana To'', to mark Gandhi Jayanti in Mexico City.<ref>{{cite web|author=|year=|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_YSJht6aUo|title=Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's Homage on Sitar to Mahatma Gandhi|publisher=Indiaembajada|accessdate=2 October 2013}}</ref> He has performed a cameo role in a Gujarati Film titled ''Sorath No Sinh Chelbhai''.<ref>{{cite web|author=|year=|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rhj8GlZoT0|title=Sujan R.Chinoy in cameo role in Gujarati Film 'Sorath No Sinh Chelbhai' (1980) |accessdate=28 October 2012}}</ref>  
Chinoy organised the largest gathering of yoga enthusiasts outside of India for the event marking International Yoga Day on 21 June 2015 in Mexico City, which witnessed about 6,000 participants on the broad Reforma Avenue.<ref /><ref /> He gave a sitar performance on 2 October 2013, playing Mahatma Gandhi's favourite bhajans to mark Gandhi Jayanti in Mexico City.<ref /> He has performed a cameo role in a Gujarati film titled ''Sorath No Sinh Chelbhai''.<ref />
At the time of his retirement, he was the senior-most career Ambassador of the Indian Foreign Service overseas, as well as the country's only Gujarati Ambassador.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Chinoy is married to Vidya, a Spanish-language expert and a former official of the Ministry of External Affairs of India. They have two children, Kavita and Amar.
Chinoy is married to Vidya, a Spanish-language expert and a former official of the Ministry of External Affairs of India. They have two children, Kavita and Amar.
== Controversies in MP-IDSA ==
In his tenure as DG MP-IDSA, Sujan R. Chinoy had been found in possession of a Canteen Smart Card (CSD) despite neither he nor any employee of the Institute being authorized to possess one<ref name="Singh1" />. According to the RTI reply from Ministry of Defence (MoD), which brought this controversy to light, “Sujan Chinoy is not eligible for canteen facilities.” while stating that the current Director-General (D-G) Sujan R. Chinoy was issued a card “erroneously”.<ref /> Sources familiar with the matter disclosed that the CSD card had been “hotlisted,” effectively blocking or canceling it.<ref name="Singh1" />
A PIL (Public Interest Litigation) was filed against the appointment of DG MP-IDSA in the Delhi High Court on the grounds that he was nominated and not selected by a search-cum-selection committee which should mandatorily include at least one outside expert of eminence from the field. The Delhi High Court found the PIL to not be maintainable and thus dismissed it.<ref />


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}


* ↑{{cite web|url=https://idsa.in/|title=Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses -|website=idsa.in}}
* ↑ {{Cite web|title=Padma Award Selection Committee 2023|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-04/PadmaAwardsCommittee_13042023.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250503120500/https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-04/PadmaAwardsCommittee_13042023.pdf|archive-date=2025-05-03|website=www.mha.gov.in}}
* ↑{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sujan-chinoy-is-indias-new-envoy-to-japan/articleshow/49585382.cms|title=Sujan Chinoy is India's new envoy to Japan|date=29 October 2015|publisher=|via=The Economic Times}}
* {{cite web|author=|year=|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/gujarati-diplomat-appointed-ambassador-to-mexico/962741|title=Gujarati diplomat appointed ambassador to Mexico|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=16 June 2012}}
* ↑ {{cite web|author=|year=|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSj9XHumWKM|title=Nahin Ye Fikr Koi Rahbar-e-Kaamil Nahin Milta: Usha Chinoy|publisher=Sujan Chinoy|accessdate=11 August 2014}}
* ↑ {{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FaEMMwEACAAJ|title=Your Fortune|first=Maṇicaṅkar|last=Kōvintaji|date=3 May 2019|publisher=Atank Nigrah Pharmacy|via=Google Books}}
* ↑ {{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19260324-1.2.30.4|title=Page 7 Advertisements Column 4|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}
* ↑ {{Cite web|title=Middle Temple Register of Admissions July 1501 to December 1944|url=http://archive.middletemple.org.uk/Shared%20Documents/MTAR/updated/1910-1944.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604234439/http://archive.middletemple.org.uk/Shared%20Documents/MTAR/updated/1910-1944.pdf|archive-date=2019-06-04|access-date=|website=archive.middletemple.org.uk}}
* ↑ {{cite web|author=|year=|url=http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&frbg=&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BL%29&tab=local&dstmp=1393785589862&srt=rank&ct=search&mode=Basic&dum=true&indx=1&vl%28freeText0%29=Mr.Chinoy+Rajkot+state&fn=search&vid=IAMS_VU2|title=File 3(17)-P(S)/1940 Rajkot affairs. Appointment by the Thakore Sahib of Mr Anklesaria, C.I.E., as Dewan of the State vice Mr Chinoy, resigned|publisher=British Library|access-date=2 March 2014|archive-date=27 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227094627/https://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&frbg=&scp.scps=scope:(BL)&tab=local&dstmp=1393785589862&srt=rank&ct=search&mode=Basic&dum=true&indx=1&vl(freeText0)=Mr.Chinoy+Rajkot+state&fn=search&vid=IAMS_VU2|url-status=dead}}
* ↑ {{cite web|author=|year=|url=http://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-paras-acharya-2kxbw|title=Dr. Paras Acharya, MD|publisher=Healthgrades.com}}
* ↑ {{cite web|author=|year=|url=http://news.psu.edu/story/208023/2005/10/04/hershey-professor-receives-award-career-achievement|title=Dr. Mala R. Chinoy|publisher=Penn State News|accessdate=4 October 2005}}
* ↑ {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIwNcoa7c3E|title=Sujan Chinoy's remarks in fluent Chinese (Mandarin)|last=Arjunsinh Rathore|date=30 April 2018|publisher=|via=YouTube}}
* ↑ {{cite web|author=|year=|url=http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clc/new/en/intro_essential_alumni.htm|title=Some alumni of CLC|publisher=The Chinese University of Hong Kong}}
* ↑ {{Cite web|title=Our Alumni in Every Corner of the World|url=http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clc/50/download/clc50album/clc50album42.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501005859/http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clc/50/download/clc50album/clc50album42.pdf|archive-date=2018-05-01|website=www.cuhk.edu.hk}}
* ↑ {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLk-XgQBbQc|title=Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's Remarks (Japanese) to Japan-India Association|last=Embassy of India in Japan|date=23 December 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}
* ↑ {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxIfNN8flL8|title=Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's Remarks to Mexican School Children 2 October 2015 Gandhi Jayanti|last=indiaembajada|date=2 October 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}
* ↑ {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlLWZauUGeY|title=Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's Address #InternationalDayofYoga Mexico|last=indiaembajada|date=1 July 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}
* ↑ {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6HusLm2hfM|title=Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's address (Spanish) #YogaDay Mexico City|last=indiaembajada|date=28 June 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}
* ↑ {{cite web|author=|year=|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_YSJht6aUo|title=Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's Homage on Sitar to Mahatma Gandhi|publisher=Indiaembajada|accessdate=2 October 2013}}
* ↑ {{cite web|author=|year=|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rhj8GlZoT0|title=Sujan R.Chinoy in cameo role in Gujarati Film 'Sorath No Sinh Chelbhai' (1980)|website=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=28 October 2012}}
* {{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Mayank|date=2024-12-09|title=Director General of MP-IDSA issued unauthorised Army Canteen Smart Card, RTI terms it 'erroneous'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2024/Dec/09/director-general-of-mp-idsa-issued-unauthorised-army-canteen-smart-card-rti-terms-it-erroneous|access-date=2026-10-25|website=The New Indian Express|language=en}}
* ↑ {{Cite news|date=2024-12-08|title=Think tank employees not eligible for canteen facility: RTI reply|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mp-idsa-employees-not-eligible-for-canteen-facility-d-g-was-issued-a-card-erroneously-rti-reply/article68962427.ece|access-date=2026-10-25|work=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}
* ↑ {{Cite web|date=2023-03-03|title=Delhi HC rejects PIL against the appointment of DG of Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence-delhi-hc-rejects-pil-against-the-appointment-of-dg-of-manohar-parrikar-institute-of-defence-studies-2999064/|access-date=2026-10-25|website=The Financial Express|language=en}}
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Sujan R. Chinoy
Director General, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses
Assumed office
3 January 2019
Ambassador of India to Japan and the Marshall Islands
In office
3 December 2015 – 30 November 2018
Ambassador of India to Mexico and High Commissioner to Belize
In office
2012–2015
Personal details
Born1958 (age 67–68)
NationalityIndian
OccupationCivil Servant (Indian Foreign Service)

Sujan R. Chinoy (born 1958) is a former Indian diplomat and the Director General of the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), an Indian think tank in New Delhi, funded by the Ministry of Defence.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name He retired from the Indian Foreign Service on 30 September 2018 after a professional diplomatic career spanning more than 37 years with experience in China, East Asia, the Asia-Pacific region, the United Nations, National Security, and the Latin American region. He held the rank of Grade I Ambassador and was a ex-officio member of the Padma Award selection committee 2023.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

Career

Ambassador to Japan

He was the Indian Ambassador to Japan from 2015 to 2018.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name He served as the Indian Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. His tenure coincided with high level diplomatic visits in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Significant developments occurred under his leadership, including the foundation-stone ceremony of the Shinkansen (Bullet Train/Mumbai Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail) project, the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, the establishment of Japanese vocational training centers in India (Japan India Institutes of Manufacturing, or "JIMs"), the integration of young Indian professionals into Japanese companies through Japan's Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP), and collaborations in various sectors such as healthcare, digital technologies, start-ups, agriculture etc. India has been the largest recipient of Japanese ODA loans since 2003–04, with those investments having a presence in manufacturing, financial markets, logistics, and start-ups.

Other appointments

Chinoy served as Indian Ambassador to MexicoCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name and High Commissioner of India to Belize from 2012 to 2015. He served on deputation to the National Security Council Secretariat from 2008 to 2012 as Joint Secretary. He also served in Indian Consul General's office in China (Shanghai, 2000-2005) and Australia (Sydney), handling trade and economic portfolios.

Early life

Chinoy was born to Romeshchandra Chinoy, and Usha Chinoy (née Joshi), a well-known musician,Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name social worker, and educationist. Usha Chinoy's grandfather, Vaidya Shastri Manishankar Govindji (Maṇicaṅkar Kōvintaji),Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name founded the Ayurveda firm Atank Nigrah PharmacyCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name in Jamnagar in 1881 [citation needed]. Chinoy's paternal grandfather, Barrister C. N. Chinoy,Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name served as Dewan of Rajkot State; (a 1940 India Office file records his resignation and the appointment of N. N. Anklesaria in his place), after whom a road in Rajkot was renamed as "Barrister Chinoy Road" post independence.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name Chinoy has two sisters, Dr. Parasmani AcharyaCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name and Dr. Mala R. Chinoy.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

Education

Chinoy received his education at Rajkumar College, Rajkot (1965–74). He completed his BA (Hons.) in English Literature and Psychology, along with a Diploma in German from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Additionally, he obtained his MBA in Marketing from B.K. School of Business Management, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. While at the university, Chinoy was a Senior Under Officer in the Infantry Wing of the National Cadet Corps and completed his "C" Certificate[citation needed], including a special high-altitude ski course at the Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering in Gulmarg. He participated in the All India Inter-University Rifle Shooting Championship held in Chennai in 1976[citation needed]. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1981.

He is fluent in Chinese (Mandarin)Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name and He studied Putonghua at the Chinese Language Centre of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (1983–84).Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name He also knows French, German, Japanese,Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name Arabic, SpanishCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name and French Creole, as well as Gujarati, Hindi, and Urdu. He was an exchange student at the Otemon Gakuin University in Osaka, Japan, in 1978[citation needed].

Other achievements

Chinoy organised the largest gathering of yoga enthusiasts outside of India for the event marking International Yoga Day on 21 June 2015 in Mexico City, which witnessed about 6,000 participants on the broad Reforma Avenue.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad nameCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name He gave a sitar performance on 2 October 2013, playing Mahatma Gandhi's favourite bhajans to mark Gandhi Jayanti in Mexico City.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name He has performed a cameo role in a Gujarati film titled Sorath No Sinh Chelbhai.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

Personal life

Chinoy is married to Vidya, a Spanish-language expert and a former official of the Ministry of External Affairs of India. They have two children, Kavita and Amar.

Controversies in MP-IDSA

In his tenure as DG MP-IDSA, Sujan R. Chinoy had been found in possession of a Canteen Smart Card (CSD) despite neither he nor any employee of the Institute being authorized to possess one[1]. According to the RTI reply from Ministry of Defence (MoD), which brought this controversy to light, “Sujan Chinoy is not eligible for canteen facilities.” while stating that the current Director-General (D-G) Sujan R. Chinoy was issued a card “erroneously”.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name Sources familiar with the matter disclosed that the CSD card had been “hotlisted,” effectively blocking or canceling it.[1]

A PIL (Public Interest Litigation) was filed against the appointment of DG MP-IDSA in the Delhi High Court on the grounds that he was nominated and not selected by a search-cum-selection committee which should mandatorily include at least one outside expert of eminence from the field. The Delhi High Court found the PIL to not be maintainable and thus dismissed it.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

References

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