CDS General Anil Chauhan revealed Pakistan's plan to cripple India within 48 hours after the Pahalgam attack, but India's swift Operation Sindoor forced de-escalation in eight hours. Chauhan highlighted Pakistan's long-standing hostility, tracing it back to Bhutto's "thousand-year war" rhetoric. Despite initial losses, India's forces remained unfazed, sending a clear message of strategic retaliation against state-sponsored terrorism.