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TopicGeneral Asim Munir

Topic: General Asim Munir

Asim Munir features on Times Square billboard. Pakistanis ask, ‘Who paid for it?’

Some Pakistanis are also worried that Asim Munir might be assassinated during his US visit. They are drawing comparisons with Israel killing Iranian generals.

No Pakistani general has survived an extended term. Gen Asim Munir won’t be any different

Another five-year term for Gen Asim Munir after 2027 could open up a Pandora’s box, as it has for previous Pakistani generals during their second extended tenures.

Global media reports on India’s ‘sprint to crush Maoist insurgency’ & the fall of Basavaraju

International media also looks at the case against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad & Pakistan army chief General Asim Munir's 'self-promotion'.

Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir can’t match swagger of Manekshaw, Cariappa, Arjan Singh

Pakistani euphoria around Field Marshal Asim Munir is unlikely to last. It never does. It will run into the headwind of people’s mobilisation.

I am Field Marshal thanks not to Allah, but you Narendra Modi: Pakistani General X

It turns out that in Pakistan, one can fail at any kind of war with India and still win accolades. Gen Pervez Musharraf lost the 1999 Kargil War, yet he became president. Gen Ayub Khan, who lost in 1965 as a Field Marshal, would be proud of me today.

Govt’s strategy to render the Naxalite movement headless is working

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Even Imran Khan is praising Pakistan Army now. Military nationalism is back in the country

Asim Munir is certainly a beneficiary of the conflict. The general can no longer be seriously challenged by Imran Khan as he is now the new hero.

How fact-checker Mohammed Zubair turned India’s Chief of Information War during Op Sindoor night

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Pakistan launches Operation Bunyan un Marsoos against India, Indian air defence in action

The move came hours after India struck at least three air bases inside Pakistan, including the military’s primary logistics hub, the Nur Khan base in Rawalpindi.

Away from LoC, General Munir is losing a far more fateful war within Pakistan

Faced with genuine political resistance in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, the Pakistan military’s strategy is nearing irretrievable collapse. India should recognise the opportunity.

On Camera

Amitav Ghosh wants to fight climate change with faith, not reason

In Amitav Ghosh’s 'Ghost-Eye', rationality is debated and then edged out. And instead of questioning faith, it privileges it.

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.