Shivshankar Menon
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. He is currently Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress. He is also Visiting Professor of International Relations at Ashoka University.
Shivshankar Menon | |
|---|---|
| 4th National Security Advisor of India | |
| In office 24 January 2010 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | M K Narayanan |
| Succeeded by | Ajit Kumar Doval |
| 27th Foreign Secretary of India | |
| In office 1 October 2006 – 31 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Shyam Saran |
| Succeeded by | Nirupama Rao |
| Ambassador of India to China | |
| In office 3 August 2000 – 7 July 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay K. Nambiar |
| Succeeded by | Nalin Surie |
| High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka | |
| In office 1997-2000 | |
| Succeeded by | Gopalkrishna Gandhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1949 Paris, France |
| Relatives | K. P. S. Menon (grandfather) C. Sankaran Nair (great-grandfather) |
| Residence(s) | New Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | St. Stephen's College, Delhi University |
| Occupation | Diplomat, civil servant |
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