Former Director General of Military Operations Rajiv Ghai on Thursday mocked the promotion of Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir to the rank of field marshal following Operation Sindoor, saying India had viewed the development “with some kind of amusement.”Speaking during an event marking the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor in Jaipur, Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai took a sharp swipe at the Pakistani military leadership while responding to questions about Munir’s elevation. “About Field Marshal Munir promoting himself, what can I say. That is for them to answer. We have looked at that process with some kind of amusement,” Ghai said during the briefing.

Pakistan had promoted General Asim Munir to the rank of field marshal days after Operation Sindoor, the Indian military campaign carried out in May last year against terror and military-linked targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Islamabad described the promotion as recognition of Munir’s “high strategy and courageous leadership” during what it referred to as “Marka-e-Haq” and “Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos.”

The Pakistani government had stated that Munir was elevated for “ensuring the security of the country and defeating the enemy” during the military confrontation with India. The move drew considerable attention internationally because the rank of field marshal is rarely awarded in Pakistan’s military history.With the promotion, Asim Munir became the first Pakistani military officer since 1959 to hold the rank of field marshal. The last person to assume the title was Ayub Khan, Pakistan’s first military dictator, who had declared himself field marshal after taking power.

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Operation Sindoor marked one of the most significant military escalations between India and Pakistan in recent years. The operation involved coordinated Indian strikes on terror launch pads and military infrastructure inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir following intelligence inputs linked to cross-border militant activity. Indian officials have repeatedly described the mission as a demonstration of precision warfare and strategic deterrence.Ghai’s remarks come amid continuing political and military exchanges between the two countries over the aftermath of the operation. Indian military leaders have consistently maintained that the strikes exposed vulnerabilities in Pakistan’s security posture despite Islamabad’s public claims of success during the conflict.

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