Asked about his response to reports of Asim Munir’s promotion to the rank of Field Martial, Singh said one accepted it “with a kind of mixture of bemusement and incredulity”.”Actually, in some of the circles, the feedback that I was getting actually did anticipate that something like this could happen. So, it was a kind of…how should I describe it? You accepted it with a kind of mixture of bemusement and incredulity in a way that such absurdity can happen, but that’s the way it goes. You can actually award yourself essentially a field marshal,” Singh said.The Defence Secretary said that Asim Munir’s presence and Pakistan PM Sharif’s absence in the White House was indicative of the power dynamics in the neighbouring country.”The fact that you are going to the White House, your prime minister is not there, but you are there, would indicate where the sort of power relationship lies. So, in a sense, he’s awarded himself the field marshal, I guess,” Singh said.
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