Sujan R. Chinoy

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Sujan R. Chinoy
Director General, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 January 2019
Ambassador of India to Japan and the Marshall Islands
In office 2015–2018
Ambassador of India to Mexico and High Commissioner to Belize
In office 2012–2015
Personal details
Born	1958 (age 65–66)
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 Defense Studies and Analyses (IDSA), India's foremost think tank in New Delhi, in the field of defense, security, and international relations.^[1] 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, Asia-Pacific region, the Gulf, OIC, United Nations, National Security, and the US and Latin American region. He held the highest rank of Grade I Ambassador (equivalent to Vice Minister/Secretary to the Government of India) and was a member of the prestigious Padma award selection committee 2023.[1]