Season 2 Episode 09 : Shivshankar Menon, Former National Security Advisor and Foreign Secretary, Author of India and Asian Geopolitics

Welcome back to the Kitabi Karwan Podcast! Our guest for this episode has been a source of inspiration and his service to the nation as one of its top bureaucrats has been unparalleled.  We are in conversation with Shivshankar Menon, author of the fresh of the press “India and Asian Geopolitics” and “Choices”. He has served as the National Security Adviser of India as well as the Foreign Secretary of India 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. His career has enabled him to offer a unique perspective on Indian diplomacy, and its role as a geopolitical power Tune in to hear us talk about his views on India’s way forward as a global power, his writing process, and his reading inclination. This episode is available on Youtube as well at https://youtu.be/87IcfLFeec0 His latest book, India and Asian Geopolitics, has been published by Penguin India and is available at all major book stores and online at Amazon India at https://amzn.to/3pS5E9b and   Flipkart at https://dl.flipkart.com/dl//india-asian-geopolitics-from-india-s-proactive-response-rise-china-role-asia-increasing-complex-world-book-brings-light-many-foreign-policy-issues-intrigue-everyday/p/itmb33767151351b?pid=9780670091294&affid=sidgsiddha --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kitabikarwan/support