Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy received Shri Chanchal Kumar, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of DoNER, Government of India on 13 December 2023, for an exchange of views on the North East India.

Director General, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy received representatives from the Veer Senani Foundation on 13 December 2023, and discussed their role in providing assistance and skill development of Ex-Servicemen and Veer Naris.

Director General Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy received Prof. Masayuki Masuda, Head, Asia & Africa Division, The National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS), Japan and Dr Masahiro Kurita, Senior Fellow, NIDS for a courtesy call before their interactions with the East Asia Centre at MP-IDSA on India–Japan Relations, on 12 December 2023.

Prof Ibrahim Gambari, former Minister of External Affairs, Nigeria Manohar Parrikar IDSA hosted an interactive session with Prof Ibrahim Gambari, former Minister of External Affairs, Nigeria on 22 November 2023. The event was Director General MP-IDSA and Think20 Chair for India’s G20 Presidency, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy, followed by insightful discussions.

A military delegation from Joint Command and Staff College, Oman, led by Col Mohammed Al-Mashaikhi, visited Manohar Parrikar IDSA on 21 November 2023.

Director General MP-IDSA and Think20 Chair for India’s G20 Presidency, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy briefed them about MP-IDSA. Views were exchanged on enhancing India-Oman defence and security cooperation.

Director General MP-IDSA and Think20 Chair for India’s G20 Presidency, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy received Kishore Jayaraman, President Rolls-Royce, India, and Capt Vikram Mahajan on 17 November 2023, for a discussion on defence aerospace issues.

Director General MP-IDSA and Think20 Chair for India’s G20 Presidency, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy received Mrs Anuradha Prasad, Secretary, Inter State Council Secretariat, MHA, on 08 November 2023, for a discussion on Centre-State and Inter-State issues.

Director General MP-IDSA and Think20 Chair for India's G20 Presidency, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy received Mr Ariyoshi Takashi, Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission of Japan on 07 November 2023 for an exchange of views.

Director General MP-IDSA and Think20 Chair for India's G20 Presidency, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy received Shri K D Dewal, Joint Secretary (Counter Terrorism), Ministry of Defence, on 23 October 2023, for an exchange of views.

Director General MP-IDSA and Think20 Chair for India's G20 Presidency, Amb Sujan R. Chinoy addressed a delegation from the Australian Defence and Strategic Studies Course (DSSC), headed by Rear Admiral James Lybrand, CSC, Commandant, on 17 October 2023. The lecture was followed by a lively Q&A session.