India makes big move after Pakistan appoints Asim Munir as Field Marshal… Islamabad will now suffer due to…

On May 20, the Pakistani government elevated General Asim Munir to the rank of Field Marshal, making him only the second person in Pakistan's history to hold this title -- after Ayub Khan in the late 1950s. Was this move just a symbolic honour, or an attempt at power consolidation?

In an engaging discussion, IndiaToday.in spoke with veteran defence analyst and journalist Sandeep Unnithan, who sees the promotion as part of a larger narrative -- one of control, ego, and behind-the-scenes dominance in Pakistani politics. Unnithan termed it a "soft coup," where power is seized without overtly toppling the government.

Unnithan explained that while the Field Marshal title is technically honorary, Munir's move seems designed to extend his grip on the military indefinitely. With no new army chief announced yet, Munir continues as both the Chief of Army Staff and now Field Marshal, a combination without precedent even in Pakistan's coup-ridden history.