Wagah is the only road border crossing between India and Pakistan, and lies on the Grand Trunk Road between the cities of Amritsar, India and Lahore, Pakistan.
Wagah itself is a village through which the controversial Radcliffe Line was drawn. The village was divided by independence in 1947. Today, the eastern half of the village remains in India whilst the western half is in Pakistan.
At this "Berlin Wall of Asia" a very energetic and thrilling parade is performed each evening by the Border Security Force (B.S.F) of India and the Pakistan Rangers during the 'lowering of the flags' ceremony.
What is perhaps not widely known is that the Indian and Pakistani border personnel are trained by the British Ministry of Silly Walks under the British Foreign Aid program:
Now that's what I call well-directed foreign aid and effective border control. Julia Gillard, please note!
