Shivshankar Menon

Former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon, former Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar, ex-Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh, former adviser to prime minister T K A Nair and former Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah are among the 93 signatories.

South Asia Union | Shivshankar Menon: 'For India, our home is Asia and not just the Subcontinent'

Former Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on his new book that looks at India’s foreign policy and domestic politics in an increasingly globalised, authoritarian world.

India has 'isolated' itself through CAA: Ex Foreign Secretary

Speaking at an event where a number of academicians discussed the adverse implications of the contentious law, which has led to nationwide protests, Menon said the perception of India has changed after the law was passed.

India faces threat from inside, not outside: Former NSA

"There's no existential threat to India's existence today externally, unlike in the 50s or when we were formed. And for many years till late 60s there were actual internal separatist threats, not any more. I think that we have actual dealt with," Menon said.

Sino-India ties under stress, need recalibration: Former NSA

"India China relationship are under stress. You can see this stress -- Masood Azhar designation as terrorists, the NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Group), I mean, I do not need to list all this. So there is stress in this relationship," Menon told PTI.

India rushes to ready nuclear deal before Singh's US trip

India is making a last-minute push to close a nuclear deal in time for a meeting between US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has made atomic energy cooperation with Washington a hallmark of his tenure.

Obama, Singh meeting to focus on economic issues: US

The Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Washington for a day on September 27 for a meeting with Obama at the White House and the logistics are still being worked out.

India assures Bhutan assistance to address economic crisis

During the meeting, Menon congratulated Prime Minister Tobgay on assuming office and commended on a successful democratic transition of the nation.

Defence Ministry clears oil blocks of RIL, others

The Defence Ministry has cleared Reliance Industries' producing KG-D6 block and gas discovery area NEC-26 along with most of the areas where it had either barred any oil and gas activity or put stringent conditions.

India setting up cyber security architecture: NSA

India is setting up a national cyber security architecture to protect critical information infrastructure and other networks, National Security Advisor (NSA) Shivshankar Menon said Monday.

Pak ex-AVM says Gen Singh blowing issue out of proportion

On a day when Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh warned of retaliation at the Line of Control, Pakistan continued to deny decapitating any Indian soldier's body and maintained that India was blowing things out of proportions. This came even as former Indian diplomats and Army chiefs claim that Pakistan's actions are tantamount to a war crime.