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Why Trump’s hospitality to Pakistani army chief has made Modi more uncomfortable
Why Trump’s hospitality to Pakistani army chief has increased Modi’s discomfort
Why Trump’s hospitality to Pakistani army chief has made Modi more uncomfortable
Soumya Banerjee
New Delhi
Published: 19 June 2025, 18:12
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US President Donald Trump, Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir and Narendra ModiFile Photo: Reuters, AFP
Even before the end of his tour of Cyprus, Canada and Croatia, a heated analysis has begun on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diplomatic successes and failures. However, the recent role and attitude of US President Donald Trump has become more prominent. The fact that he has been continuously claiming credit for preventing the India-Pakistan conflict is surely Modi’s latest irony.
Adding to the irony is Trump’s hospitality to Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House. The way Trump said he felt ‘honoured’ after having lunch with Munir is certainly an advertisement for the Modi government’s diplomatic failure. Trump has made it clear that India’s constant propaganda about ‘cross-border terrorism’ is not credible to him. It is not acceptable. Pakistan is not a brute. Yesterday, Wednesday, the most talked about news in the Indian media was the Modi-Trump phone conversation. President Trump himself refuted what Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Mishri told the media about the content of the 35-minute conversation in a moment. As a result, once again that old criticism has reared its head in the country’s politics. The question has been raised, centered on the intervention of the United States as a third party in the India-Pakistan conflict. From the first day, Trump has been claiming that he stopped the India-Pakistan conflict after four days. He has been repeatedly saying that he asked both countries to stop the conflict. He assured both countries of a trade deal. For so long, no one on behalf of the Indian government has said that President Trump is telling ‘untruths’.
Rather, Narendra Modi claimed that Pakistan had proposed a ceasefire to avoid an attack by Indian forces. This claim was presented in a different way after the Modi-Trump phone conversation.
