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{{short description|Indian diplomat}}
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| name = Shivshankar Menon
| name = Shivshankar Menon
| image = Msc2011 SZ 004 Menon (cropped).jpg
| image = Msc2011 SZ 004 Menon (cropped).jpg
| office = 4th [[National Security Advisor (India)| National Security Advisor of India]]
| office = 4th [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor of India]]
| term_start = 24 January 2010
| term_start = 24 January 2010
| term_end = 26 May 2014
| term_end = 26 May 2014
| predecessor = [[M K Narayanan]]
| predecessor = [[M K Narayanan]]
| successor = [[Ajit Kumar Doval]]
| successor = [[Ajit Kumar Doval]]
| primeminister = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| primeminister = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| office1 = 27th [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary of India]]
| office1 = 27th [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary of India]]
| term1 = 1 October 2006 – 31 July 2009
| term1 = 1 October 2006 – 31 July 2009
| predecessor1 = [[Shyam Saran]]
| predecessor1 = [[Shyam Saran]]
| successor1 = [[Nirupama Rao]]
| successor1 = [[Nirupama Rao]]
| office2 = Ambassador of India to [[China]]<ref>http://eoibeijing.gov.in/previou-head-of-mission.php</ref>
| office2 = Ambassador of India to [[China]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eoibeijing.gov.in/previou-head-of-mission.php |title=Embassy of India, Beijing |access-date=15 March 2019 |archive-date=20 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320052454/http://www.eoibeijing.gov.in/previou-head-of-mission.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| term2 = 3 August 2000 – 7 July 2003
| term2 = 3 August 2000 – 7 July 2003
| predecessor2 = [[Vijay K. Nambiar]]
| predecessor2 = [[Vijay K. Nambiar]]
| successor2 = [[Nalin Surie]]
| successor2 = [[Nalin Surie]]
| office3 = High Commissioner of India to [[Sri Lanka]]<ref name="HCI Colombo"/>
| office3 = High Commissioner of India to [[Sri Lanka]]<ref name="HCI Colombo"/>
| term3 = 1997-2000
| term3 = 1997-2000
| successor3 = [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]]
| successor3 = [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]]
| residence = New Delhi, India
| residence = New Delhi, India
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|7|5|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|7|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ottapalam]], [[Madras State]], [[Dominion of India]] (now [[Kerala]], [[India]])
| birth_place = [[Paris]], [[France]]
| occupation = Diplomat, civil servant
| occupation = Diplomat, civil servant
| alma_mater = [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], [[Delhi University]]
| alma_mater = [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], [[Delhi University]]
| relatives = [[K. P. S. Menon]] (grandfather)<br>[[C. Sankaran Nair]] (great-grandfather)
| relatives = [[K. P. S. Menon]] (grandfather)<br />[[C. Sankaran Nair]] (great-grandfather)
}}
}}


'''Shivshankar Menon''' (born 5 July 1949) is an Indian diplomat, who served as [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Adviser]] of [[India]] under[[Prime Minister | Prime Minister of India]] [[Manmohan Singh]]. He had previously served as the [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary]] in the Ministry of External Affairs. Prior to that he was Indian [[High Commissioner]] to Pakistan, and Sri Lanka and ambassador to China and Israel.<ref name="indianembassypressrelease">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianembassy.org/newsite/press_release/2007/Feb/8.asp |title=Profile of Foreign Secretary Mr. Shivshankar Menon |publisher=Embassy of India, Washington DC |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126082230/http://www.indianembassy.org/newsite/press_release/2007/Feb/8.asp |archivedate=26 January 2010 }}</ref><ref name=hi>{{cite news |title=Menon is next NSA |url=http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article84408.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 January 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.rediff.com/report/2010/jan/21/shiv-shankar-menon-is-new-national-security-advisor.htm |title=Shiv Shankar Menon is new National Security Advisor |date=21 January Spineless man who could not act during Mumbai attack 2010|publisher=rediff.com|accessdate=6 November 2018 }}</ref>
'''Shivshankar Menon''' (born 5 July 1949) is an Indian diplomat, who served as [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Adviser]] of [[India]] under [[Prime Minister|Prime Minister of India]] [[Manmohan Singh]]. He had previously served as the [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary]] in the Ministry of External Affairs. Prior to that he was Indian [[High Commissioner]] to Pakistan, and Sri Lanka and ambassador to China and Israel.<ref name="indianembassypressrelease">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianembassy.org/newsite/press_release/2007/Feb/8.asp |title=Profile of Foreign Secretary Mr. Shivshankar Menon |publisher=Embassy of India, Washington DC |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126082230/http://www.indianembassy.org/newsite/press_release/2007/Feb/8.asp |archivedate=26 January 2010 }}</ref><ref name=hi>{{cite news |title=Menon is next NSA |url=http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article84408.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 January 2010 |access-date=22 January 2010 |archive-date=26 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726224212/http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article84408.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=21 January 2010|title=Shiv Shankar Menon is new National Security Advisor|work=rediff.com|url=http://news.rediff.com/report/2010/jan/21/shiv-shankar-menon-is-new-national-security-advisor.htm|accessdate=6 November 2018}}</ref> He is currently Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress. He is also Visiting Professor of International Relations at [[Ashoka University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ashoka.edu.in/faculty#!/shivshankar-menon-1624|title = Faculty/Staff}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Shivshankar Menon hails from [[Ottapalam]] in [[Palakkad]] district of [[Kerala]]. He comes from a family of diplomats; his father Parappil Narayana Menon served as the ambassador to Yugoslavia in his last days. His grandfather [[K. P. S. Menon (senior)]] was India's first Foreign Secretary, while his uncle K P S Menon (junior) was the former Indian ambassador to China and 15th Foreign Secretary.<ref name=hi/> His great-grandfather Sir [[C. Sankaran Nair]] was a president of the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1897.
Shivshankar Menon hails from [[Ottapalam]] in [[Palakkad]] district of [[Kerala]]. He comes from a family of diplomats; his father Parappil Narayana Menon served as the ambassador to Yugoslavia in his last days. His grandfather [[K. P. S. Menon (senior)]] was India's first Foreign Secretary, while his uncle K P S Menon (junior) was the former Indian ambassador to China and 15th Foreign Secretary.<ref name=hi/> His great-grandfather Sir [[C. Sankaran Nair]] was a president of the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1897, so far the only Malayali to hold this position.


Menon did his schooling from [[Scindia School]], [[Gwalior]], and later did his MA in History from the [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SHIVSHANKAR MENON |url=https://www.scindia.edu/scindia_management/shivshankar-menon/ |website=The Scindia School}}</ref>
Menon did his schooling from [[Scindia School]], [[Gwalior]], and later did his MA in history from the [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SHIVSHANKAR MENON |url=https://www.scindia.edu/scindia_management/shivshankar-menon/ |website=The Scindia School}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Mr Shivshankar Menon Had started his career in 1972 with the [[Indian Foreign Service]].<ref name="indianembassypressrelease"/>
Menon started his career in 1972 with the [[Indian Foreign Service]].<ref name="indianembassypressrelease"/>


He Has served the [[Department of Atomic Energy (India)|Department of Atomic Energy]] (DAE) as Advisor to the Atomic Energy Commission. His work continued through his posting in Vienna. He was then posted to Beijing, the first of three positions he served in China. His last position in China as ambassador was also significant as it marked improvement in Sino-India relations, the high point being the visit of then Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]. Menon has also served as Ambassador to Israel and High Commissioner to Sri Lanka<ref name="HCI Colombo">{{Cite web|url=https://hcicolombo.gov.in/pages?id=eyJpdiI6Ikc4ZndKcm9UdEJMRndwQ3NPV29FTHc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiTTIwZkwzRVwvWmlTenNvWkwrT3dWNUE9PSIsIm1hYyI6ImM3ZjQyZTliNDUyNTZlN2EyZTQwYWUwODY5ODI3ZGI2MDczOGZlODNmNGMyNTk1Y2Y0ZDRmZTk3NzExMWMyMWUifQ==&subid=eyJpdiI6IlVDWENKbHZWXC90SW01T1BPRFl0MU5nPT0iLCJ2YWx1ZSI6Im5ESFdkbHNJMHpcLzFMbjNRQlZXQnBBPT0iLCJtYWMiOiI4YzYyYTAwODY4M2YzMTljNDkzNWEwMTBmMzNmZTcwNmMyNjk3NjFhOGNkNGE1N2Q2MzNlMTRmMjI3ZDlkYmIwIn0=|title=Former High Commissioners|website=High Commission of India, Colombo, Sri Lanka|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315071542/https://hcicolombo.gov.in/pages?id=eyJpdiI6Ikc4ZndKcm9UdEJMRndwQ3NPV29FTHc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiTTIwZkwzRVwvWmlTenNvWkwrT3dWNUE9PSIsIm1hYyI6ImM3ZjQyZTliNDUyNTZlN2EyZTQwYWUwODY5ODI3ZGI2MDczOGZlODNmNGMyNTk1Y2Y0ZDRmZTk3NzExMWMyMWUifQ==&subid=eyJpdiI6IlVDWENKbHZWXC90SW01T1BPRFl0MU5nPT0iLCJ2YWx1ZSI6Im5ESFdkbHNJMHpcLzFMbjNRQlZXQnBBPT0iLCJtYWMiOiI4YzYyYTAwODY4M2YzMTljNDkzNWEwMTBmMzNmZTcwNmMyNjk3NjFhOGNkNGE1N2Q2MzNlMTRmMjI3ZDlkYmIwIn0=|archive-date=2019-03-15|url-status=live|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> and Pakistan. He was appointed Foreign Secretary in 2006, and was the National Security Advisor to Prime Minister [[Dr. Manmohan Singh]]. He relinquished office as India's 4th National Security Advisor on 15 May 2014. He is also currently a Visiting Professor of International Relations at Ashoka University.<ref> Faculty Profile: Shivshankar Menon, Ashoka University: https://www.ashoka.edu.in/faculty#!/shivshankar-menon-1624 </ref>
He served in the [[Department of Atomic Energy (India)|Department of Atomic Energy]] (DAE) as Advisor to the Atomic Energy Commission. His work continued through his posting in Vienna. He was then posted to Beijing, the second of three postings he served in China. His last position in China as ambassador was also significant as it marked improvement in [[China–India relations|Sino-India relations]], the high point being the visit of then Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]. Menon has also served as [[Ambassador of India to Israel|Ambassador to Israel]] and High Commissioner to Sri Lanka<ref name="HCI Colombo">{{Cite web|url=https://hcicolombo.gov.in/pages?id=eyJpdiI6Ikc4ZndKcm9UdEJMRndwQ3NPV29FTHc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiTTIwZkwzRVwvWmlTenNvWkwrT3dWNUE9PSIsIm1hYyI6ImM3ZjQyZTliNDUyNTZlN2EyZTQwYWUwODY5ODI3ZGI2MDczOGZlODNmNGMyNTk1Y2Y0ZDRmZTk3NzExMWMyMWUifQ==&subid=eyJpdiI6IlVDWENKbHZWXC90SW01T1BPRFl0MU5nPT0iLCJ2YWx1ZSI6Im5ESFdkbHNJMHpcLzFMbjNRQlZXQnBBPT0iLCJtYWMiOiI4YzYyYTAwODY4M2YzMTljNDkzNWEwMTBmMzNmZTcwNmMyNjk3NjFhOGNkNGE1N2Q2MzNlMTRmMjI3ZDlkYmIwIn0=|title=Former High Commissioners|website=High Commission of India, Colombo, Sri Lanka|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315071542/https://hcicolombo.gov.in/pages?id=eyJpdiI6Ikc4ZndKcm9UdEJMRndwQ3NPV29FTHc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiTTIwZkwzRVwvWmlTenNvWkwrT3dWNUE9PSIsIm1hYyI6ImM3ZjQyZTliNDUyNTZlN2EyZTQwYWUwODY5ODI3ZGI2MDczOGZlODNmNGMyNTk1Y2Y0ZDRmZTk3NzExMWMyMWUifQ==&subid=eyJpdiI6IlVDWENKbHZWXC90SW01T1BPRFl0MU5nPT0iLCJ2YWx1ZSI6Im5ESFdkbHNJMHpcLzFMbjNRQlZXQnBBPT0iLCJtYWMiOiI4YzYyYTAwODY4M2YzMTljNDkzNWEwMTBmMzNmZTcwNmMyNjk3NjFhOGNkNGE1N2Q2MzNlMTRmMjI3ZDlkYmIwIn0=|archive-date=2019-03-15|url-status=live|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref> and Pakistan. He was appointed Foreign Secretary in 2006, and was the National Security Advisor to Prime Minister [[Dr. Manmohan Singh]]. He relinquished office as India's 4th National Security Advisor on 15 May 2014. He is also currently a Visiting Professor of International Relations at Ashoka University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ashoka University |url=https://www.ashoka.edu.in/faculty-experiences/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.ashoka.edu.in}}</ref>


A major milestone of his career was the [[Indo-US nuclear deal]], for which he had worked hard to convince [[Nuclear Suppliers Group|NSG]] member nations along with [[Shyam Saran]] to get a clean waiver for nuclear supplies to India.
A major milestone of his career was the [[Indo-US nuclear deal]], for which he had worked hard to convince [[Nuclear Suppliers Group|NSG]] member nations along with [[Shyam Saran]] to get a clean waiver for nuclear supplies to India.


Menon joined the [[Brookings Institution]] (USA) as a distinguished fellow and also serves as chairman of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Chinese Studies based in New Delhi. He has been a Fisher Family Fellow at the Kennedy School, Harvard University, 2015 and Richard Wilhelm Fellow at MIT in 2015. He was chosen to be one of the “Top 100 Global Thinkers” by Foreign Policy magazine in 2010. <ref> Faculty Profile: Ashoka University (https://www.ashoka.edu.in/faculty#!/shivshankar-menon-1624) </ref>
Menon joined the [[Brookings Institution]] (USA) as a distinguished fellow and also serves as chairman of the advisory board of the Institute of Chinese Studies based in New Delhi. He has been a Fisher Family Fellow at the [[Harvard Kennedy School|Kennedy School, Harvard University]] 2015 and Richard Wilhelm Fellow at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] in 2015. He was chosen to be one of the “Top 100 Global Thinkers” by [[Foreign Policy]] magazine in 2010.<ref>Faculty Profile: Ashoka University (https://www.ashoka.edu.in/faculty#!/shivshankar-menon-1624)</ref>

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Menon also wrote "Choices:Inside The Making Of Indian Foreign Policy" that was first published in 2016 and was based on his experience as National Security Advisor Of India.<ref> Brookings on Choices: The Making of Indian Foreign Policy (https://www.brookings.edu/book/choices/) </ref>


He joined the Institute of South Asian Studies at [[National University of Singapore]] as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow in November 2017.
He joined the Institute of South Asian Studies at [[National University of Singapore]] as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow in November 2017.

== Publications ==

* ''Choices: Inside the Making of India's Foreign Policy''. 2016. Brookings Institution Press. Penguin.
* ''India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present. 2021''. Brookings Institution Press.

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Menon wrote "Choices: Inside The Making of Indian Foreign Policy" that was first published in 2016 and was based on his experience as National Security Advisor of India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Choices |url=https://www.brookings.edu/books/choices/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He is married to Mohini Menon and has a daughter and a son. His mother tongue is [[Malayalam]] and he also speaks [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]], [[Standard Chinese|Chinese]] and [[German language|German]].<ref name="indianembassypressrelease"/>
He is married to Mohini Menon and has a daughter and a son. His mother tongue is [[Malayalam]] and he also speaks [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]], [[Standard Chinese|Chinese]] and [[German language|German]].<ref name="indianembassypressrelease"/>


In spite of his busy schedule in the Indian Foreign Service, he has managed to keep up with his interests in classical music and the Himalayas. The Scindia School conferred on Shivshankar Menon the 'Madhav Award' as an alumnus of eminence for the year 2000.<ref>[http://www.scindia.edu/about_school/madhav_awardees_shivshankarmenon.php Madhav Awardees: Shiv Shankar Menon, 2000] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604202220/http://www.scindia.edu/about_school/madhav_awardees_shivshankarmenon.php |date=2011-06-04 }} [[Scindia School]] website.</ref>
He has interests in classical music and the Himalayas. The Scindia School conferred on Shivshankar Menon the 'Madhav Award' as an alumnus of eminence for the year 2000.<ref>[http://www.scindia.edu/about_school/madhav_awardees_shivshankarmenon.php Madhav Awardees: Shiv Shankar Menon, 2000] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604202220/http://www.scindia.edu/about_school/madhav_awardees_shivshankarmenon.php |date=2011-06-04 }} [[Scindia School]] website.</ref>

==Honours==
* [[File:JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 2Class BAR.svg|55px|ribbon bar]] [[Order of the Rising Sun|Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class, Gold and Silver Star]] (2022)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/files/100337859.pdf|title= 令和4年春の外国人叙勲 受章者名簿|access-date= April 29, 2022|work= Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Shivshankar Menon
4th National Security Advisor of India
In office
24 January 2010 – 26 May 2014
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byM K Narayanan
Succeeded byAjit Kumar Doval
27th Foreign Secretary of India
In office
1 October 2006 – 31 July 2009
Preceded byShyam Saran
Succeeded byNirupama Rao
Ambassador of India to China[1]
In office
3 August 2000 – 7 July 2003
Preceded byVijay K. Nambiar
Succeeded byNalin Surie
High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka[2]
In office
1997-2000
Succeeded byGopalkrishna Gandhi
Personal details
Born (1949-07-05) 5 July 1949 (age 75)
Paris, France
RelativesK. P. S. Menon (grandfather)
C. Sankaran Nair (great-grandfather)
Residence(s)New Delhi, India
Alma materSt. Stephen's College, Delhi University
OccupationDiplomat, civil servant

Shivshankar Menon (born 5 July 1949) is an Indian diplomat, who served as National Security Adviser of India under Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh. He had previously served as the Foreign Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. Prior to that he was Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, and Sri Lanka and ambassador to China and Israel.[3][4][5] He is currently Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress. He is also Visiting Professor of International Relations at Ashoka University.[6]

Early life and education

[edit]

Shivshankar Menon hails from Ottapalam in Palakkad district of Kerala. He comes from a family of diplomats; his father Parappil Narayana Menon served as the ambassador to Yugoslavia in his last days. His grandfather K. P. S. Menon (senior) was India's first Foreign Secretary, while his uncle K P S Menon (junior) was the former Indian ambassador to China and 15th Foreign Secretary.[4] His great-grandfather Sir C. Sankaran Nair was a president of the Indian National Congress in 1897, so far the only Malayali to hold this position.

Menon did his schooling from Scindia School, Gwalior, and later did his MA in history from the St. Stephen's College, Delhi.[7]

Career

[edit]

Menon started his career in 1972 with the Indian Foreign Service.[3]

He served in the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) as Advisor to the Atomic Energy Commission. His work continued through his posting in Vienna. He was then posted to Beijing, the second of three postings he served in China. His last position in China as ambassador was also significant as it marked improvement in Sino-India relations, the high point being the visit of then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Menon has also served as Ambassador to Israel and High Commissioner to Sri Lanka[2] and Pakistan. He was appointed Foreign Secretary in 2006, and was the National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. He relinquished office as India's 4th National Security Advisor on 15 May 2014. He is also currently a Visiting Professor of International Relations at Ashoka University.[8]

A major milestone of his career was the Indo-US nuclear deal, for which he had worked hard to convince NSG member nations along with Shyam Saran to get a clean waiver for nuclear supplies to India.

Menon joined the Brookings Institution (USA) as a distinguished fellow and also serves as chairman of the advisory board of the Institute of Chinese Studies based in New Delhi. He has been a Fisher Family Fellow at the Kennedy School, Harvard University 2015 and Richard Wilhelm Fellow at MIT in 2015. He was chosen to be one of the “Top 100 Global Thinkers” by Foreign Policy magazine in 2010.[9]

He joined the Institute of South Asian Studies at National University of Singapore as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow in November 2017.

Publications

[edit]
  • Choices: Inside the Making of India's Foreign Policy. 2016. Brookings Institution Press. Penguin.
  • India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present. 2021. Brookings Institution Press.

Menon wrote "Choices: Inside The Making of Indian Foreign Policy" that was first published in 2016 and was based on his experience as National Security Advisor of India.[10]

Personal life

[edit]

He is married to Mohini Menon and has a daughter and a son. His mother tongue is Malayalam and he also speaks Hindi, English, Chinese and German.[3]

He has interests in classical music and the Himalayas. The Scindia School conferred on Shivshankar Menon the 'Madhav Award' as an alumnus of eminence for the year 2000.[11]

Honours

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Embassy of India, Beijing". Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Former High Commissioners". High Commission of India, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Profile of Foreign Secretary Mr. Shivshankar Menon". Embassy of India, Washington DC. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Menon is next NSA". The Hindu. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Shiv Shankar Menon is new National Security Advisor". rediff.com. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Faculty/Staff".
  7. ^ "SHIVSHANKAR MENON". The Scindia School.
  8. ^ "Ashoka University". www.ashoka.edu.in. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  9. ^ Faculty Profile: Ashoka University (https://www.ashoka.edu.in/faculty#!/shivshankar-menon-1624)
  10. ^ "Choices". Brookings. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  11. ^ Madhav Awardees: Shiv Shankar Menon, 2000 Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine Scindia School website.
  12. ^ "令和4年春の外国人叙勲 受章者名簿" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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Preceded by National Security Advisor
2010 - 2014 		Succeeded by
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