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Ex-CDS says India delayed Pakistan ceasefire call
News18··5 Aug
Former Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said India deliberately waited after Pakistan sought a ceasefire during Operation Sindoor on May 10, 2025. Speaking at ThePrint's Off The Cuff event, he said Islamabad called on the DGMO hotline in the morning while India had not executed even half its planned strikes, delaying talks until afternoon.
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What It Means For You
- Readers following India-Pakistan military history get a firsthand timeline of how the May 10, 2025 ceasefire request was handled.
- Anyone assessing Op Sindoor can note Chauhan's claim that planned strikes were still incomplete when Pakistan called.
- Defence observers can compare his battlefield-transparency explanation with the public four-day conflict timeline.
What's Happening
- General Anil Chauhan said Pakistan sought a ceasefire via the DGMO hotline on the morning of May 10, 2025.
- He said India waited until afternoon because less than half of planned strikes had been executed.
- Operation Sindoor had begun on May 7 after the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.
How Ceasefire Timing Fits The Op Sindoor Timeline
- Military hotlines are often used to pause fighting once both sides recalculate remaining objectives and losses.
- A delayed reply can be a tactical choice to finish planned waves before political de-escalation begins.
- Post-conflict speeches by former chiefs become primary sources for reconstructing decision speed and information advantage.
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