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Sujan R. Chinoy | |
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| 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 | |
| Born | 1958 (age 67–68) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Civil 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
- ↑"Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses -". idsa.in.
- ↑ "Padma Award Selection Committee 2023" (PDF). www.mha.gov.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 May 2025.
- ↑"Sujan Chinoy is India's new envoy to Japan". 29 October 2015 – via The Economic Times.
- "Gujarati diplomat appointed ambassador to Mexico". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ↑ "Nahin Ye Fikr Koi Rahbar-e-Kaamil Nahin Milta: Usha Chinoy". Sujan Chinoy. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ Kōvintaji, Maṇicaṅkar (3 May 2019). "Your Fortune". Atank Nigrah Pharmacy – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Page 7 Advertisements Column 4". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
- ↑ "Middle Temple Register of Admissions July 1501 to December 1944" (PDF). archive.middletemple.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "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". British Library. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Dr. Paras Acharya, MD". Healthgrades.com.
- ↑ "Dr. Mala R. Chinoy". Penn State News. Retrieved 4 October 2005.
- ↑ Arjunsinh Rathore (30 April 2018). "Sujan Chinoy's remarks in fluent Chinese (Mandarin)" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Some alumni of CLC". The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
- ↑ "Our Alumni in Every Corner of the World" (PDF). www.cuhk.edu.hk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2018.
- ↑ Embassy of India in Japan (23 December 2015). "Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's Remarks (Japanese) to Japan-India Association" – via YouTube.
- ↑ indiaembajada (2 October 2015). "Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's Remarks to Mexican School Children 2 October 2015 Gandhi Jayanti" – via YouTube.
- ↑ indiaembajada (1 July 2015). "Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's Address #InternationalDayofYoga Mexico" – via YouTube.
- ↑ indiaembajada (28 June 2015). "Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's address (Spanish) #YogaDay Mexico City" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's Homage on Sitar to Mahatma Gandhi". Indiaembajada. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ "Sujan R.Chinoy in cameo role in Gujarati Film 'Sorath No Sinh Chelbhai' (1980)". YouTube. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- Singh, Mayank (9 December 2024). "Director General of MP-IDSA issued unauthorised Army Canteen Smart Card, RTI terms it 'erroneous'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 October 2026.
- ↑ "Think tank employees not eligible for canteen facility: RTI reply". The Hindu. 8 December 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 October 2026.
- ↑ "Delhi HC rejects PIL against the appointment of DG of Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies". The Financial Express. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2026.