Sujan R. Chinoy

Sujan R. Chinoy 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. 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 Gulf, the OIC, the United Nations, National Security, and the US and Latin American region. He held the highest rank of Grade I Ambassador and was a member of the prestigious Padma Award selection committee 2023.