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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

Welfare state is socially and economically a national disaster: GN Lawande

In a welfare state, the rule of law has been defiled and public opinion and sovereignty are being superseded by the undemocratic decrees of the ministers, wrote GN Lawande in 1958.

Land, labour, licences: From UP to Tripura, states race ahead on Centre-led deregulation push

76% of Centre’s deregulation reforms implemented across states under Phase-I of compliance reduction exercise. Several states & UTs adopted flexible land use, 3rd party inspections, labour reforms.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.