A Pakistan general for Trump by Avani Devi
In the labyrinthine corridors of power in Islamabad, a disquieting transformation seems to be underway. Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, appears to be drifting away, not just from his government, but from the very political fabric of the nation he swore to protect. What’s increasingly striking isn’t merely his detachment, but the peculiar ideological affinity he seems to share with the persona and politics of Donald Trump. This is not just an amusing footnote in Pakistan’s complex political saga; it could be a harbinger of something far more consequential, the looming spectre of yet another military coup, Pakistan style. Pakistan’s civil-military imbalance is hardly news. For decades, the army has been the ultimate arbiter of power, stepping in whenever the messy business of democracy threatens to unsettle its interests. But what makes the current scenario different, and frankly more worrying, is the army chief’s apparent ideological flirtation with Trumpism, that tox...
