Don't worry about US withdrawal from Afghanistan: former NSA
Former NSA Shivshankar Menon said it was Pakistan and not Afghanistan that India should worry about.
Jan 09, 2019, 14:55 PM ISTAnother Doklam-like standoff likely this year, says Chinese daily
China has reportedly deployed advanced fighter jets and troops on the Indian border
Feb 24, 2018, 10:33 AM IST
China wanted to split India, Bhutan through Doklam: Former NSA Shivshankar Menon
China's political goal was to "split" India and Bhutan over the Doklam standoff, former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon said on Wednesday.
Feb 21, 2018, 19:35 PM ISTDeal directly with China, it's not a mind-reading exercise: Ex-NSA on Dokalam crisis
He said when it comes to resolving an issue, there is no point in drawing lessons from the world or assuming things as it is not a “mind-reading exercise”.
Jul 14, 2017, 21:42 PM ISTEx-Chinese diplomat says concession on Tawang can resolve border dispute; India dismisses suggestion
After the occupation of Aksai Chin area in the 1962 war, China's stand reported to have changed.
Mar 03, 2017, 15:07 PM ISTPakistan's polity doesn't have capacity to sustain normal ties with India: Shivshankar Menon
Shivshankar Menon emphasised that expectations in India on any improved relations with Pakistan are "very very low" particularly after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Nov 04, 2016, 10:18 AM ISTUPA govt thought of attacking Lashkar HQ, training camps after 26/11 strike, claims ex-NSA Shivshankar Menon
Former Foreign Security Shivshankar Menon has claimed that a proposal to attack Lashkar-e-Toiba's headquarters in Muridke in Pakistan’s Punjab province, or their camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was made before the Congress-led UPA government in 2008.
Oct 28, 2016, 11:45 AM ISTIncreasing risk to Pakistan nukes from Army not terrorists: Shivshankar Menon
Noting that terrorists have easier and cheaper ways of wreaking havoc, Menon said the nuclear weapons are complex devises that are difficult to manage, use and deliver and require very high level of skills.
Oct 13, 2016, 08:51 AM ISTInfiltration frequency will test surgical strikes' success: Shivshankar Menon
Former national security advisor Shivshankar Menon stressed that in the last 30 years when Pakistan has thrown cross-border terrorism in all its worst form, India has done its best in this period.
Oct 12, 2016, 15:39 PM ISTOutside powers seem to be equating with legitimate Afghanistan govt: Ex-NSA Shivshankar Menon
Former Indian National Security Advisor (NSA) Shivshankar Menon on Wednesday said outside powers seem to be equating with the legitimate government of Afghanistan with insurgent groups like the Taliban, which is creating more instability in Afghanistan, Pakistan and elsewhere, and it is Afghanistan and the region as a whole that pay the price of that intervention.
Jun 23, 2016, 01:54 AM IST



