High-resolution　multi-proxy　records　are　pivotal　to　analyze　Indian　monsoon　variability　and　its　linkages　with　socio-economic　growth　in　South　Asia.　To　constrain　short-term　shifts　in　the　Indian　monsoon,　we　analyzed　a　speleothem　sample　from　Meghalaya,　northeastern　India　encompassing-15.4　to　10.1　kilo　year　before　the　Present　(kyr　BP).　Our　new　speleothem　data　from　Meghalaya　suggests　wet　conditions　in　northeastern　India　during-15.4　to　12.9　kyr　BP　and-11.3　to　10.1　kyr　BP,　punctuated　by　a　dry　phase　during-12.9　to　11.3　kyr　BP　including　the　Younger　Dryas　(YD)　cold　interval.　We　suggest　a　southward　shift　of　the　Intertropical　Convergence　Zone　(ITCZ)　in　addition　to　weak　Atlantic　Meridional　Overturning　Circulation　and　land-sea　heat　contrast　during　the　YD　event　leading　to　a　weak　Indian　summer　monsoon.　The　Northern　Hemisphere　atmospheric　heating　shift　the　ITCZ　northward,　but　our　data　shows　high-frequency　shifts　in　the　ISM　during-11.3　to　10.1　kyr　BP　following　termination　of　the　YD　cold　event.　This　interval　also　shows　a　higher　growth　rate　of　the　studied　speleothem　sample.　(c)　2021　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.