India-Pakistan Wagah Border Ceremony 🇮🇳🇵🇰

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At the Wagah-Attari crossing, Indian and Pakistani soldiers turn a flag-lowering ceremony into a fierce, theatrical showdown. Behind the high-kicks and cheers lies a history of war, nationalism, and nuclear tension.

Is it harmless tradition—or something more dangerous?

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Further Reading:

“Wagah border ceremony aggression toned down.” BBC.com. July 22, 2010. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-10722514

Clark, Tawny. “India and Pakistan’s Beautiful Border Ritual.” BBC.com . February 24, 2022. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20150429-indias-bizarre-border-ritual

“Beating Retreat at Attari-Wagah border stalled Indefinitely.” Times of India. May 8, 2025. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/beating-retreat-at-attari-stalled-indefinitely/articleshow/120976964.cms

Jacobs, Frank. “Peacocks at Sunset.” Archive.NYTimes.com. July 3, 2012. https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/03/peacocks-at-sunset/

Khaleeli, Homa. “Goodbye to the Ceremony of Silly Walks between India and Pakistan.” TheGuardian.com. November 1, 2010. https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2010/nov/01/india-pakistan-border-showdown-toned-down

“1947, a Soldier’s Story.” m.rediff.com https://m.rediff.com/news/oct/28waga.htm

Rizve, Saqlain. “A battle without weapons that fuels India-Pakistan nationalism.” Lowyinstitute.com. March 18, 2025. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/battle-without-weapons-fuels-india-pakistan-nationalism

“Independence and Partition, 1947.” National Army Museum. https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/independence-and-partition-1947


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Simple History Creator: Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)
Video Directors: Lav Velimirovic, Ognjen Jovic
Script: Jake Leigh-Howarth
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