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Friday, January 30, 2026
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Topic: Shivshankar Menon

Plot against Pannun shows incompetence. It’s unlike our intelligence agencies: Shivshankar Menon

At the Kerala Literature Festival, former NSA Shivshankar Menon thanked god for his retirement. But career diplomats like him never take their finger off the pulse.

Being tied to Russia is not the most preferred option for China, says ex-NSA Shivshankar Menon

Speaking at an event in Delhi Wednesday, Menon said by focusing on the war and Europe, the West risked losing the Global South which was feeling the ripples of the conflict.

What ambassador Pradeep Rawat can take away from India’s first China envoy KPS Menon’s stint

The early days of breaking the ice between a newly independent India and a civil war-plagued China weren’t a cakewalk at all.

Chinese Communist Party now derives legitimacy from ultra-nationalism, says Shivshankar Menon

Ex-foreign secy says domestic factors play a role in any country's foreign policy but this appears to be more pronounced for China, given its aim to reinstate its 'imagined past'.

Modi’s goal of making India Vishwaguru won’t transform lives of Indians: Shivshankar Menon

Avoiding war and attaining one’s goals is the highest form of strategy by any tradition — whether Kautilya, Sun Tzu or Machiavelli. India should follow this.

Covid-19 different from Tiananmen, China won’t be able to tide over crisis: Ex-NSA Menon

Former NSA Shivshankar Menon says impact of Covid will lead to “huge reputational loss” for China as well as other countries. He also cautions India against aligning with US or China. 

Coronavirus spread shows world is still globalised: Former NSA & top diplomat Menon

Shivshankar Menon said at the CPR Dialogues that the world might evolve into a ‘differently globalised’ one, and also discussed the India-US relationship.

Need to take an extra step & maintain new equilibrium with China: Ex-NSA Shivshankar Menon

A boundary is a useful issue to regulate the temperature of India-China relationship, but it’s a lever, said Menon.

Off The Cuff with Shivshankar Menon

This edition of 'Off The Cuff' saw Former NSA Shivshankar Menon in conversation with ThePrint Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Pranab Dhal Samanta, Editor,...

Don’t worry about Doklam. India-China ties have seen far worse: Shivshankar Menon

Doklam is not as big a crisis as it has been made out to be, said former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon ThePrint Reporter

On Camera

Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

Economic Survey backs skilled visas to give IT services sector a boost, green energy for data centres

The IT services sector contributed more than half of India’s Gross Value Added, serving as a major driver of exports and employment, the Economic Survey 2025-26 has found.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.