Overland Travel Across Borders: A Tale of Two Frontiers
Wagah Attari Lahore Amritsar Flag Ceremony Stage
The border between India and Pakistan is a line drawn in 1947, a legacy of the Partition that created two nations. This 3,323-kilometer frontier is one of the most heavily militarized and politically sensitive in the world. For travelers, the experience of crossing is dominated by a single, iconic location that encapsulates the complex relationship between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
Partition Search in Rivalry Pageantry Divide
The only land crossing consistently open to foreign nationals is at Wagah in Pakistan and Attari in India, located on the historic Grand Trunk Road between the cities of Lahore and Amritsar. This is the stage for the famous daily flag-lowering ceremony, a powerful and highly choreographed display of military pageantry and national pride.