Michael Rubin, a former adviser to the U.S. Pentagon, has said the Trump government did nothing when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave $1 billion to Pakistan. Rubin wrote in the Washington Examiner that Pakistan supports terrorism and is close to China. He said giving money to Pakistan was like the IMF ignoring U.S. President Donald Trump's position.

The IMF gave the money after terrorists from Pakistan entered India and killed non-Muslims in front of their families. Rubin said Pakistan should have cut ties with the terrorists, but instead, army officers from Pakistan went to the terrorists’ funerals in uniform. Later, they also attacked India. Rubin said giving money to Pakistan at such a time was wrong.

The decision to provide funding came at a time when the U.S. government was trying to reduce tensions between India and Pakistan, both nuclear-armed countries. However, Michael Rubin said that the IMF giving $1 billion to Pakistan goes against that effort. He believes it was a wrong decision. Rubin also said the money would benefit China, not just Pakistan. Pakistan already owes China about $40 billion under a major project called the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. So, the IMF money is also indirectly helping China.

He wants the U.S. government to think about how it gives money to the IMF. Rubin reminded that the U.S. gives more than $150 billion to the IMF. He said President Trump should not accept waste or disrespect. Rubin also talked about an order Trump signed in February. This order asked U.S. officials to check how the country is involved in all international groups that get U.S. money.Rubin ended by saying that countries that support terrorists usually don’t care much about their people.

Rubin praises India 

In an interview with ANI, Michael Rubin praised India’s quick and accurate military action, called Operation Sindoor, saying it exposed Pakistan’s support for cross-border terrorism and weakened its usual claims.

Rubin criticised Pakistan’s performance during the conflict. He said Pakistan is shocked by the outcome. “Pakistan has started every war with India but always tried to believe it won,” he said. “But this time, it will be hard for Pakistan to believe it won the 4-day war.”He called Pakistan’s military response unprepared and weak. “Pakistan rushed to ask for a ceasefire like a scared dog,” Rubin said. “There’s no way for the Pakistani military to twist the truth, they didn’t just lose, they lost badly.”