In an interview to discuss a recent paper published by the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), which advocates a rethinking of India’s foreign policy and strategic priorities, of which he is one of the authors, India’s former National Security Advisor and former Foreign Secretary, Shivshankar Menon, has said India must rethink its attitude to cross-border terrorism which is “not an over-arching threat” and also urgently review its SAARC policy or run the risk of China being admitted as a member in India’s absence. In a 41-minute interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, where he discusses the CPR paper called ‘India’s Path to Power: Strategy in a World Adrift’, Shivshankar Menon also spoke at length about how he believes India must reorient its China policy and build several friendly coalitions to tackle and respond to the many challenges India faces from China. Mr. Menon also spoke about India’s relationship with the United States, which he calls “a critical partner”, the need to expand the Quad to include Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam and how India must respond over the next decade to the US-China rivalry. A third big subject Mr. Menon discussed was the need to better manage relations with India’s immediate neighbours . He called for India to separate “domestic, political and ideological considerations” from its policy with neighbouring countries and seek to become “a source of economic and political stability in the sub-continent”.
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1 окт 2024
