But all these years after the trauma of Partition, they have not agreed a border, nor their history. Wagah, near Amritsar, is the only functioning border post between the rivals. There is wild applause as pumped-up troops, their eyes bulging, perform a stamping march toward the border gates at sundown. Fists occasionally fly between Indian and Pakistani soldiers during the ceremony, but there is worse along the border. India says about 40 militants have been killed this year trying to sneak across the border.

Source: The Standard August 14, 2017 07:18 UTC