An expert on China and East Asia, Chinoy had played a key role in improving bilateral ties with China, particularly in the aftermath of India’s nuclear tests in 1998.
An expert on China and East Asia, Chinoy had played a key role in improving bilateral ties with China, particularly in the aftermath of India’s nuclear tests in 1998
-IFS officer Sujan R Chinoy, who has been appointed Indian ambassador to Mexico, belongs to a well-known family of Rajkot. His grandfather, CN Chinoy, was Diwan of Rajkot state in pre-Independence days.
- He did his schooling at Rajkumar College in Rajkot and obtained a BA (Hons) in English Literature and Psychology from MS University. He also has an MBA degree in marketing.
- A polyglot, he speaks fluent Chinese and also knows French, German, Japanese and Arabic.
- He was also India’s representative to the First Committee of UN General Assembly dealing with disarmament, non-proliferation & international security affairs.
Sujan R Chinoy
Sujan R. Chinoy, the senior-most serving Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer from Gujarat, has been appointed as ambassador of India to Mexico.
A 1981-batch IFS officer, Chinoy is currently additional secretary in the ministry of external affairs. He hails from a well-known family of Rajkot. His grandfather, CN Chinoy, a barrister, was Diwan of Rajkot state in pre-Independence days.
Born on September 27, 1958, Chinoy did his schooling at the elite Rajkumar College in Rajkot. He obtained a BA (Hons) in English Literature and Psychology from MS University, and an MBA degree in marketing from Ahmedabad.
He speaks fluent Chinese (Mandarin) and is also well versed in French, German, Japanese, Arabic and Creole.
Chinoy has served in various key positions, including those in Indian Missions in Hong Kong and Beijing in the 1980s. He is an expert on China and East Asia and had played a key role in improving bilateral relations with China, particularly in the immediate aftermath of India’s nuclear tests in 1998.
As Consul General of India in Shanghai between 2000-2005 and, thereafter, as Consul General of India in Sydney until 2008, he worked extensively on India’s external trade and economic relations.
His other stints were as under-secretary and deputy secretary (China) in the East Asia division, deputy secretary in Americas division and as officer on special duty (press relations) in the external publicity division of the ministry of external affairs.
He was also India’s representative to the First Committee of UN General Assembly dealing with disarmament, non-proliferation & international security affairs. He also served as director (China) in the ministry of external affairs.
Here he was given the task of ensuring peace and tranquility and promoting confidence-building measures along the Line of
Actual Control on the India-China border.
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