Pakistan taunts us by sending its dogs regularly to pee and shit on our backyard on regular basis. Everytime they do, we condemn them more severely and don't do anything in the guise of jargons like "strategic restraint".
But why Pakistan has been doing so far last quarter of century, each time with more audacity than before ? Because, our pugnacious western neighbor perceives us as weak.
It's akin to my friend from Engineering college days in REC (Now NIT), who during the ragging phase in the first year, like most of us was regularly slapped by our seniors. He would say in Odia - MATE BADEIKI SE BHARI BADA LOKA HEIJIBA. MO JAGA RU HEITHILE TAKU PITI THANTI, meaning "As if by slapping me the senior has become a big guy. If he would have been from my town, I would've beaten him".
Hardly anyone took him seriously. We all knew, he is uttering his frustration and fantasizing imaginary thrashing of the senior, for he is weak and can't do anything. It has hardly anything to do with his "strategic restraint", he was just camouflaging himself with his pacific utterance. We knew, he is simply weak and can't bend the hair of anyone, seniors or otherwise. As soon as the ragging period is over, he forgot and moved on.
And yesterday it was reported by some dubious website about India carrying on a daring raid inside Pakistan, destroying terrorist camps and eliminating them in hundreds. Government of India, not known for its efficiency was hiding the news, showing severe "strategic restraint", or BADA LOKA PANIA (big heartedness) by being humble on such victory
It reminded me of a related article by Khushwant Singh. The legendary writer, known to be friendly towards Pakistan was once invited by the Pakistani Consulate in Bombay where Premium Scotch was served. When the Sardar enquired, he was told that the party was about commemorating Pakistan's victory over India in 1965 War.
Khushwant Singh said, "May Allah grant you more and more such imaginary victories and may I be invited to such parties where Premium Scotch is served."
So may Ram, Allah, Jesus and Nanak grant us more and more such imaginary victories in future. If someone serves Single Malt celebrating such imaginary victory raids over Pakistan like reported yesterday in some dubious website, I will cheer to that.
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