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U.S. President Donald Trump’s continued overtures to Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is simply a crushed for concern, the Congress said connected Wednesday (December 24, 2025).
Mr. Munir’s arguable remarks and Pakistan’s alleged relation successful the April 22 Pahalgam panic onslaught person not deterred Mr. Trump from showering praise connected him, Congress wide caput (communications) Jairam Ramesh said connected Wednesday (December 240.
The U.S. President had archetypal hosted an unprecedented luncheon for Mr. Munir astatine the White House connected June 18, followed by a 2nd gathering connected October 1, erstwhile Mr. Munir talented Mr. Trump a container of uncommon earths, Mr. Ramesh said. Days later, during a sojourn to Egypt connected October 13, Mr. Trump publically called Mr. Munir arsenic “my favourite Field Marshal”. On October 29, the American President praised to Mr. Munir arsenic a “great fighter”, and astir recently, connected December 22, described him arsenic a “highly respected General”.
“This bonhomie betwixt the USA and Pakistan is profoundly concerning for India,” Mr. Ramesh said successful a station connected societal media level X, adding that it efficaciously gave Pakistan and Mr. Munir a “clean chit” contempt grounds of their engagement successful the Pahalgam panic onslaught successful April.
Mr. Ramesh criticised the Modi government’s silence, contrasting it with the planetary isolation Pakistan faced aft the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. “This is simply a substance of nationalist concern, and the Modi government’s soundlessness connected it is disconcerting. Remember that successful the aftermath of 26/11, Pakistan was thoroughly exposed and discredited connected the planetary signifier — not celebrated and lionised arsenic it is now,” the Congress person said.
