Watch | 'Early Days, Mustn't Draw Big Conclusions on Chinese Withdrawal': Ex-NSA Shivshankar Menon In an interview with Karan Thapar for The Wire, Shivshankar Menon also spoke about the future of India-US relations under President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Video16/Feb/2021 One of Indiaâs most highly regarded China experts and former National Security Advisor has said the disengagement and withdrawal of Indian and Chinese forces on both banks of the Pangong Tso Lake is âpotentially very significant but itâs only a first step and it must include more areas and become biggerâ. Shivshankar Menon, who also served as a foreign secretary and ambassador to China, says âthese are early days and there is a long, complicated process that still lies aheadâ. At this point, he says, âwe must not draw any big conclusionsâ.