How and why Trump brought Pakistan in from the cold

Aug 18, 2025 | 11:41 IST

As the US president alienates allies with his tariff tantrums, his courting of Pak army chief Asim Munir has emerged as one of the surprises of his second term. Will the bonhomie last?

Even by his own standards of notoriously seasonal now-off-now-on bromances, Donald Trump’s crush on Asim Munir, Pakistan’s unpopular army chief, has puzzled many in his own MAGA crowd.

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How and why Trump brought Pakistan in from the cold

As the US president alienates allies with his tariff tantrums, his courting of Pak army chief Asim Munir has emerged as one of the surprises of his second term. Will the bonhomie last?

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How and why Trump brought Pakistan in from the cold

As the US president alienates allies with his tariff tantrums, his courting of Pak army chief Asim Munir has emerged as one of the surprises of his second term. Will the bonhomie last?

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