Then it will keep escalating. As per the IA, they were prepared to launch an invasion with limited objectives in 2019, after missile and naval strikes on military targets, as part of the escalation matrix.
It won't be any different this time. Based on what I think, we will once again hit non-military targets, putting the ball in Pakistan's court. And there will be instructions to the IAF pilots to avoid a repeat of the Abhinandan fiasco that luckily for Pakistan allowed the US to intervene. Abhinandan's capture led to de-escalation, and that was considered a big mistake by our security forces, and they turned out to be right.
We could start with missile strikes this time, and the overall scale will be very large. Even if air strikes are conducted, I doubt it will be as small as 2019. So you can imagine the response if Pakistan hits back at the same scale.
It's about justice. Healing comes after.