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Friday, December 19, 2025
TopicAsim Munir

Topic: Asim Munir

India and China’s gruelling civil services exam systems & why Modi’s G7 visit did not ‘go as planned’

Global media also examines role of AI in call centres, enabling employees to focus on more complex responsibilities, and India’s ongoing deportation of illegal immigrants to Bangladesh.

Trump’s seduction of Asim Munir won’t get him cheap labour to uphold American Peace

Trump’s gushing reception of Field Marshal Asim Munir has caused no small anxiety in India. For the first time since 26/11, the US seems to be tilting toward Islamabad.

Air India deals with post-crash ‘chaos’ & why thawing of US-Pakistan ties is turning heads in India

New Delhi: Air India’s decision to significantly reduce the number of its international flights—just over a week after the Ahmedabad-London plane crash—could mark a new...

Pakistan’s coldness to Iran shows idea of Ummah is poetic illusion

Pakistan’s elite have long used Islam and the idea of Ummah not as a sacred bond, but as a convenient tool to serve their own interests.

‘Big, beautiful’ backstabbing & a bridge at the right angle

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Was it crypto or counter-terror? Pakistanis can’t decide what led to Munir-Trump lunch

According to some Pakistani analysts, it was DG ISI Asim Malik, appointed NSA in May, who made the meeting possible through backdoor channels.

Trump-Munir meet: ISPR says US, Pakistan to deepen ties on counterterrorism, trade & crypto

In what Pakistan military claimed to be a show of ‘depth, cordiality of the dialogue,’ the Trump-Munir meeting went on for two hours despite being scheduled for an hour.

Trump hosts Gen Asim Munir for lunch at White House, discusses Iran-Israel issue

Trump administration tightens social media vetting for foreign students, resumes visa appointments

Trump invited Munir after he called for Nobel for US president for ‘stopping’ India-Pakistan conflict

Speaking to reporters at White House ahead of scheduled meet with Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Munir, Trump also says, ‘We’re going to make a trade deal with Modi of India’.

On Camera

Why India fell off the global middle-class map

A stunted middle class may be a direct result of extreme inequality. Folks at the top don’t see teeming masses as a meaningful market, except for utilities, soap, short videos, and personal loans.

India’s financial reforms target a wave of foreign money

Up to 100% foreign ownership of insurance firms, and overhauled rules for banks, pension funds and capital markets aim to shift savings from idle assets toward equities, bonds and long-term investments.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.