Overview

• At a summit in Egypt, President Donald Trump referred to Gen. Asim Munir as "my favourite Field Marshal from Pakistan" and extended special attention to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
• Trump also praised India as a great country and said he believes India and Pakistan are going to live very nicely together.
• Congress leader Jairam Ramesh challenged the Modi government’s closeness to Trump, citing an unprecedented White House lunch for Munir on June 18 and a second meeting on October 1 where Munir presented a box of rare earths.
• India maintains the May understanding to halt hostilities with Pakistan followed DGMO-level talks, countering Trump’s repeated claims that Washington mediated a ceasefire.
• Ramesh further alleged that Munir’s earlier remarks set the backdrop to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians, after which India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.