| ID | 145766 |
| Title Proper | Prospects for an arms control regime in South Asia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Khan, Zafar |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | There have been several confidence-building measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan in both the pre- and post-nuclear periods. There was even a proposal to create a strategic restraint regime, whereby both India and Pakistan could eventually create institutions that could avoid the crises triggering conventional and nuclear conflict. However, these CBMs have failed to produce promising results because of enduring interstate rivalry between the two countries, and have played little or no role in sustaining peace and strategic stability in South Asia. The Kargil conflict of 1999, the common border confrontation in 2001–2002 on the Line of Control, and the Mumbai terror attack in 2008 (attributed to a Pakistani group) all highlight the enduring standoff between the two states. |
| `In' analytical Note | Washington Quarterly Vol. 39, No.1; Spring 2016: p.171-189 |
| Journal Source | Washington Quarterly Vol: 39 No 1 |
| Key Words | South Asia ; Arms Control Regime |