Asim Munir
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Regency, Not Rupture in Pakistan (Open Thread)
Open thread: X.T.M reads interior minister Mohsin Naqvi’s claim that Pakistan’s governance system has collapsed as a sign the army needs no coup, arguing that the Twenty-Seventh Amendment already makes…
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The Prussia of the Ummah
Building on RNJ’s comment that Munir’s consolidation makes a second Pahalgam unlikely, the post argues Pakistan’s army-led settlement is not a pause before collapse but a durable hybrid regime, ‘the…
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Why Zia, Munir, Ayub, and Even Modi, Are Jinnah’s Children
X.T.M argues that Zia-ul-Haq, Asim Munir, Ayub Khan and Narendra Modi are Jinnah’s true heirs, because Jinnah’s communal mobilisation built a state of permanent insecurity, military guardianship and Islamic legitimacy.…
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Pakistan’s Diplomatic Triumph (Trump?)
Notes Trump’s thanks to Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir for Gaza peace efforts; the author sees a post-Pahalgam pivot and argues India may underestimate Pakistan’s capacity to adapt.
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Brown Pundits and the Echo Chamber Problem
The author warns that Brown Pundits risks becoming a right-wing echo chamber, and argues that after Pahalgam India’s position has weakened while Pakistan under Asim Munir and Shehbaz Sharif has…
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What did Asim Munir talk with Trump
The author speculates on what Asim Munir and Donald Trump discussed over lunch, from Iran back-channels to weapons purchases, and says the BrownCast episode on Op Sindoor was marred by…
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The Historic Task of the Pakistani Bourgeoisie
Omar Ali argues that the Two-Nation Theory is a dangerous basis for Pakistan, and that the Pakistani bourgeoisie’s historic task is to defang it or watch the state break up.…
