US must apologise to India for mistreatment, arrest Pakistan Army Chief General: Former Pentagon official

Ex-Pentagon official urges arrest of Pakistan army chief, calls Pakistan a terror sponsor

December 6, 2025

Ex-Pentagon official slams US policy, demands terror designation for Pakistan

Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin has called for the arrest of Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir and urged that Pakistan be designated “a state sponsor of terror.” Rubin referred to Munir’s visit to the White House in June and said he should have been “arrested rather than honoured.”

In an interview with news agency ANI, Rubin said there was “no logic” in the United States siding with Pakistan.

“There is no strategic logic for the United States embracing Pakistan. It should be designated a state sponsor of terrorism, period. If Asim Munir comes to the United States, he should be arrested rather than honoured,” Rubin said.

Rubin, who served in the US Defense Department during the George Bush administration, also said the United States owes India an apology for “mistreating” it over the past year.

“What we need is quiet diplomacy behind the scenes, and perhaps, at some point, a more vocal apology from the United States for the way we have treated India over the past year… President Donald Trump doesn’t like to apologise, but the interests of the United States and world democracies are much more important than one man’s ego, no matter how inflated it is,” he added.

Tensions have risen in recent months in the US-India relationship. The administration led by President Donald Trump imposed a 50 per cent tariff on imports from India, and senior officials have been increasingly critical of New Delhi.

Another point of strain is Trump repeatedly seeking credit for “ending the India-Pakistan conflict” that began with the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, which killed 26 people. The conflict escalated after India struck terror infrastructure inside Pakistan under Operation Sindoor on May 7, killing over 100 terrorists.

The actions led to a three-day standoff between the two countries, ending on May 10 when Pakistan requested a ceasefire.

Trump has repeatedly claimed he played a key role in ending the conflict and even sought a Nobel Prize for it—an endorsement Pakistan supported. India, however, has consistently rejected this claim, stressing that the ceasefire was achieved bilaterally.

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