Asim Munir's seminary education shapes his world view & India policy
Munir often quotes religious texts and contexts from history to describe current events and relations with India, reviving memories of the two-nation theory. He openly brandished religion with a goal to pit Pakistan against India based on the theory of partition.
Munir has all characteristics of positioning himself on the lines of Md Ali Jinnah, Gen Zia-ul-Haq and Gen Pervez Musharraf as the 'administrator' of Pakistan. But critics alleged that while Munir's predecessors have promoted jihadists and Islamists against India, most of them were suave compared to him.
While Munir has positioned himself as Pakistan's chief diplomat in the post-Sindoor period, he does not appear to operate in a modern nation state construct, according to a Pakistan watcher.Since Pakistan's creation in 1947, the country has awarded the five-star rank of field marshal only once—to Ayub Khan. Munir has become the second field marshal of the country. And when he speaks, it is with deep emotion and conviction.
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