Sujan R. Chinoy

Sujan R. Chinoy
Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy addressing business students at the Universidad Anahuac in Mexico, 6 May 2014
Ambassador of India to Mexico and High Commissioner to Belize
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 August 2012
Personal details
Nationality Indian
Children 2
Profession Diplomat

Sujan R. Chinoy, from Rajkot, Gujarat, is a career diplomat of the 1981 batch of the Indian Foreign Service. In 2012 he was appointed Ambassador of India to Mexico [1] and High Commissioner to Belize. Chinoy was formerly Additional Secretary in the National Security Council Secretariat in the Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi.

Early life and education

Chinoy was born to Romeshchandra Chinoy, a senior Indian Police Service officer, and Usha Chinoy (née Joshi), a well-known musician,[2] educationist and social worker. His grandfather, Barrister C. N. Chinoy,[3] was a two-term Dewan of the princely state of Rajkot during the 1930s-1940s after whom the pre-Independence "Infantry Road" in Rajkot is currently named "Barrister Chinoy Road".[4] Chinoy has two sisters, Dr. Parasmani Acharya[5] and Dr. Mala R. Chinoy.[6]

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 from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, and, his MBA in Marketing from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. He represented his university/district in athletics, rifle-shooting, swimming and body-building. While at university, Chinoy was a Senior Under Officer in the Infantry Wing of the 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 join the Indian Foreign Service in 1981.

He is fluent in Chinese (Mandarin)[7] and has a degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.[8][9] He also knows French, German, Japanese, Arabic, Spanish and Creole, besides Gujarati, Hindi and Urdu. He was an exchange student at the Otemon Gakuin University in Osaka, Japan in 1978.

Career

In the Indian Foreign Service, Chinoy specialised on China/East Asia.[10] He served in the Indian Missions in Hong Kong (1982–84) and Beijing (1984–87), as Desk Officer for China in the East Asia Division (1987-1991), and as Deputy Secretary in the Americas Division and Officer On Special Duty (Press Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs (1991-1992). As First Secretary/Counsellor in the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in New York (1992-1995), he dealt with disarmament, non-proliferation & international security affairs.[11][12] His other appointments were Counsellor (Political) in the Embassy of India in Riyadh (1995-1996), Director of the China Division in the Ministry of External Affairs & Head of the Indian delegation in the India-China Expert Group of Diplomatic & Military Officials dealing with the India-China boundary question (1996-2000), Consul General of India in Shanghai (2000-2005) and Sydney (2006-2008). He contributed the chapter on "Economic Diplomacy in China and Down Under" in the book Economic Diplomacy: India’s Experience (published by CUTS International, January 2011).[13][14] His articles on diverse subjects have also been published in major Indian newspapers such as The Hindu,[15][16] The Times of India, The Indian Express,Pioneer, Frontline,[17] and The Financial Express.[18]

In the National Security Council Secretariat of India (2009-2012), he worked on national security and strategic policy issues, both internal and external.[19]

Chinoy has lectured widely on strategic, defence and economic issues at various institutions and think-tanks in India, including the National Defence College (NDC), the Indian Army Infantry School (MHOW), the Foreign Service Institute, the Institute for Social & Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore[20] and overseas. He has featured as a speaker at the Shanghai Institute of International Studies (SIIS), Fudan University, Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA),[21] the Australia India Business Council,[22] the International Managers Organisation (IMO) in Australia,[23] the Rotary Clubs in Australia,[24][25] the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM),[26][27][28] Tecnológico de Monterrey,[29][30] the University of Matehuala, the Universidad de las Americas Puebla,[31] the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, commonly known as ITAM,[32] the Universidad del Mar Huatulco[33] School of International Relations, Universidad Anahuac and the Rotary Club Chapultepec.[34] He was invited as a panelist in the plenary session of the Mexico Business Summit in October 2013[35] to speak on the subject of Mexico and Asia.[36] He gave a TV interview on India's Foreign Policy to the popular Belize Channel 5-Open Your Eyes Show.[37]

Personal life

Chinoy is married to Vidya, a Spanish-language expert. They have two children, Kavita and Amar. His hobbies include reading, music, tennis, swimming, horse-riding and other sports. 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.[38] He also plays cricket for the Tigres de Bengala (Bengal Tigers) in the ICC-supported league in Mexico. He has addressed various cricket clubs in Australia.He captained the Indian Team to successfully win the match against Australia in the Inaugural Ambassadors Cup 2014, as well as the overall 2014 Ambassadors Cup Tournament Trophy at the T20 event on 21 March 2014 in Mexico City. He has performed a cameo role in a Gujarati Film titled Sorath No Sinh Chelbhai.[39]

References

  1. ↑ "Gujarati diplomat appointed ambassador to Mexico". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Nahin Ye Fikr Koi Rahbar-e-Kaamil Nahin Milta: Usha Chinoy". Sujan Chinoy. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ↑ http://archive.middletemple.org.uk/Shared%20Documents/MTAR/updated/1910-1944.pdf
  4. ↑ "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. Retrieved 1940.
  5. ↑ "Dr. Paras Acharya, MD". Healthgrades.com.
  6. ↑ "Dr. Mala R. Chinoy". Penn State News. Retrieved 4 October 2005.
  7. ↑ "Sujan Chinoy's Chinese New Year Greetings 2005". Vidya Chinoy. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Some alumni of CLC". The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
  9. ↑ http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clc/50/download/clc50album/clc50album42.pdf
  10. ↑ Siddharth Varadarajan. "It’s strategic culture that counts". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  11. ↑ "ELEVENTH UNITED NATIONS NORTH AMERICAN NGO SYMPOSIUM ON THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE". unispal.un.org. Retrieved 6–8 July 1994.
  12. ↑ "UN Library". UN. Retrieved 5 November 1992.
  13. ↑ http://www.cuts-international.org/pdf/Contents_Economic-Diplomacy.pdf
  14. ↑ "Economic Diplomacy". academia.edu.
  15. ↑ "The true spirit of Gujarat". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 September 2002.
  16. ↑ "Tribute to a true Ambassador". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  17. ↑ "The saga of Shanghai". Frontline. 18 June – 1 July 2005. Volume 22 - Issue 13,
  18. ↑ "Entering The Dragon: Business Opportunity For India In China". The Financial Express. Retrieved 12 May 2003.
  19. ↑ http://www.lowyinstitute.org/files/lowy_roundtable_web.pdf
  20. ↑ "ISEC Newsletter". ISEC. Retrieved July–December 2010.
  21. ↑ http://www.governor.nsw.gov.au/assets/The-Governor/Diary-of-Engagements/MAR06-FEB07-DIARY-OF-ENGAGEMENTS.pdf
  22. ↑ https://www.dfat.gov.au/aic/newsletters/australia_india_focus_2006_sep.pdf
  23. ↑ "IMO News". IMO. Retrieved 2014.
  24. ↑ http://membership.rotarydownunder.com.au/magazine/articles/07dec/45.pdf
  25. ↑ http://www.bhavanaustralia.org/PDF%20for%20Events/anfd%20report.pdf
  26. ↑ "Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy's Talk on India-China Relations,CECHIMEX (UNAM)". Indiaembajada. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  27. ↑ "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA", Embajador Sujan R.CHINOY,CHECHIMEX". ALADAA-Asia y Africa. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  28. ↑ "Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy's Talk on India-China Relations,CECHIMEX (UNAM)". Indiaembajada. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  29. ↑ "Embajador de la India en México informa de intercambios y da a conocer rasgos culturales de su país". Talento TEC. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  30. ↑ "Embajadores asiáticos hablan en el Tec de Monterrey del comercio exterior de México". TEC DE MONTERREY. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  31. ↑ "Embajador de la India y director del Centro de la OCDE impartirán ponencia en la UDLAP". La Redacción. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  32. ↑ "Conferencia "La relación entre la India y México"". Programa de Estudios Asia Pacífico. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  33. ↑ "Universidad del Mar". facebook page.
  34. ↑ "Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy delivered a Talk on 'India-Mexico In The Emerging Gobal Context'to members of the Rotary Club Chapultepec". Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  35. ↑ http://www.cumbredenegocios.com.mx/ProgramaENG.pdf
  36. ↑ "Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's remarks in Plenary Session of 11th.Mexico Business Summit". Indiaembajada. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  37. ↑ "Ambassador Sujan R.Chinoy's Interview to Channel 5-OPEN YOUR EYES TV Show, Belize". Indiaembajada. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  38. ↑ "Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's Homage on Sitar to Mahatma Gandhi". Indiaembajada. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  39. ↑ "Sujan R.Chinoy in cameo role in Gujarati Film 'Sorath No Sinh Chelbhai' (1980)‏". Vidya Chinoy. Retrieved 28 October 2012.