Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan: Contributions, Limits, and the Structural Dynamics of the South Asian Security Complex Introduction Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan have constituted a central instrument of crisis management and risk reduction in a deeply fraught bilateral relationship. Designed as pragmatic, often technical steps to reduce the chances of … Continue reading How did Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan contribute to the mitigation of bilateral tensions and the promotion of regional stability, and what structural, political, and strategic constraints continue to limit their effectiveness within the broader South Asian security complex?