A_Gupta wrote: ↑14 Jun 2025 20:29
We all fell for fake news. All Indian media outlets fell for fake news. Indian Ministry for External Affairs fell for fake news. Indian opposition parties fell for this fake news.
This is really bad. What can we trust any more?
May be
misleading but NOT fake (Partially true) The invitation did come from US by Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla (though not from POTUS but Ms Sharma did NOT sourced to the White House),
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A_Gupta wrote: ↑12 Jun 2025 07:00
Yet another:
US Invites Asim Munir for Army Parade Despite Terror Support | Vantage with Palki Sharma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieBI33HCSdY
Palki Sharma says that the author of Pahalgam Field Marshal Asim Munir has got an invitation,
not from Islamist countries, not from China, but from the United States, to attend the Trump military parade and if he attends as a guest, it is an affront to India.
Indian media and commentators (including Palki Sharma on Vantage) reported that Pakistan’s Army Chief, Gen. Asim Munir, was invited by the U.S. (implying the President or White House) to attend a military parade in Washington D.C. This was portrayed as a diplomatic insult to India, given Pakistan’s record on terrorism.
The Reality:
Munir was invited to attend the U.S. Army’s 249th birthday celebration on June 14, 2024 — but:
- The invitation came from Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) — not from President or the White House.
- The event was a military observance, not a political or presidential parade.
- No foreign leader, including Munir, was officially recognized as a “guest of honor.”
- The White House confirmed: no foreign military leaders were invited by the President.
True that media reports and commentary framed the visit as a high-level political endorsement, creating a false narrative of diplomatic alignment or insult toward India. In reality, it was a routine military engagement, not an act of political significance.
Bottom Line
Gen. Asim Munir was invited by a U.S. general—not the President—to a standard military event.
This was overblown by several Indian outlets and commentators. The story is not entirely fake, but it was significantly exaggerated and misframed.
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Meanwhile, I'm choosing not to engage with the transparent and juvenile attempts to troll us from the usual suspects
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