India, June 19 -- The Congress on Thursday attacked the government after US President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir for lunch, calling it is a "huge blow" to Indian diplomacy.

Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X, "Field Marshal Asim Munir is neither the head of state of any country nor the head of any government. He is the army chief of Pakistan. Despite this, President Trump invited him to lunch at the White House and praised him profusely."

He added, "This is the same man whose provocative and objectionable statements were the backdrop of the barbaric terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22 - carried out by the same military machinery that he himself heads. This i...