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Huge blow to Indian diplomacy: Congress on Trump-Munir lunch
Jun-19-2025

The Congress slammed the government after US President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir for lunch, saying it is a ‘huge blow’ to Indian diplomacy.

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said Field Marshal Asim Munir is not the head of state or head of the government of Pakistan and is only the chief of the army staff, yet got invited to lunch by Trump and received much praise. ‘This is the same man whose atrocious and inflammatory remarks formed the immediate backdrop to the brutal Pahalgam terror attacks orchestrated by the establishment over which he presides’ he added.

Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ramesh said, ‘It is a huge blow to Indian diplomacy (and huglomacy too)’. The Congress has been taking swipes at Modi, giving ‘hugs’ to foreign heads of state during his meetings with them at international or bilateral engagements, using the term ‘huglomacy’ for it.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hosted Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir at the White House for a lunch meeting, praising Munir for his role in preventing the escalation of the conflict between India and Pakistan. Trump said, ‘The reason I had him here was I wanted to thank him for not going into the war and ending it’. Trump made the remarks while speaking to the media in the Oval Office after hosting Munir for lunch at the White House. 

Earlier, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also targeted US President Donald Trump over having a dinner with Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir at the White House. 








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