Bonhomie between US, Pak very concerning development for India: Congress
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, in a post on
Ramesh said President Trump hosted the Pakistan field chief for an unprecedented lunch at the White House on June 18, 2025. Later, Trump said that he met with Munir for the second time at the White House on October 1, 2025, and the field chief presented a box of rare earth elements to the US president.
“On October 13, 2025, in Egypt, he called Asim Munir ‘my favorite Marshal’. The Congress leader praised Munir as a ‘great warrior’ on October 29,” he said.
Ramesh said that on December 22, President Trump once again praised Munir, calling him a “highly respected general.”
“This friendship between the US and Pakistan is a highly worrying development for India. It effectively gives a clean deal to Pakistan in general and Munir in particular, despite evidence that they supported and enabled the Pahalgam terror attack,” the Congress leader said. he said.
“This is a matter of national concern and the Modi Government’s silence on this issue is worrying. Remember that post 26/11, Pakistan was completely exposed and discredited on the international stage, not celebrated and glorified as it is now,” he said.
