The announcement of Indian surgical strikes on Pakistan has brought Indians to indulge in a gloat-fest, generally reserved for cricket matches with Pakistan.
As people in India are leaving no stone unturned to put their feelings of patriotism (read: nationalism) on display, the people who have lived to see Atal Bihari Vajpayee as Prime Minister are reminiscing about the early 2000s.
A poem by Atal Bihari Vajpayee asking Pakistan to back down is making the rounds. Listen to Vajpayee recite the poem himself.
In the poem, Vajpayee cautions Pakistan against trying to disrupt peace in India; an attack on India will only cause trouble for Pakistan, he says to loud applause.
Taking a dig at the ammunition support of the US to Pakistan, Vajpayee advices Pakistan to not dig its own grave, not axe its own foot.
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