Congress Flags U.S.–Pakistan Warmth After Trump Lauds Asim Munir

Overview

• Congress voiced concern over growing U.S.–Pakistan rapport after President Trump on 22 December called Pakistan Army chief and Field Marshal Asim Munir a “highly respected general.”
• Party leader Jairam Ramesh cited a sequence of 2025 interactions, including a White House lunch on 18 June and a second White House meeting on 1 October where Munir reportedly presented a box of rare earths.
• Ramesh noted Trump publicly described Munir as “my favourite Field Marshal” on 13 October in Egypt and a “great fighter” on 29 October before the latest praise this week.
• He alleged Munir’s “inflammatory and communally vicious remarks” formed the immediate backdrop to the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack and argued the U.S.–Pakistan bonhomie amounts to a “virtual clean chit.”
• Ramesh contrasted the moment with Pakistan’s international isolation after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, and reports said there was no immediate response from the Modi government.