Shivshankar Menon

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 IST

Another 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 IST

Deal 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 IST

Ex-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 IST

Pakistan'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 IST

UPA 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 IST

Increasing 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 IST

Infiltration 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 IST

Outside 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