Photo by Brendan Hoffman hoffmanbrendan / Visitors pose for pictures with border guards following the extravagant daily border closing ceremony at the Wagah border crossing between Pakistan and India, which draws large crowds on both sides for a nationalistic display and the cultivation of patriotic pride. Water issues in the Indus River Basin spanning the two countries are inextricably bound up in politics. Disputes since 1960 have been governed by the Indus Waters Treaty, a document that has survived several wars and probably prevented several others. Still, tensions between the countries remain high, with water rights playing no small part. Follow me hoffmanbrendan for more human stories from around the world. #wagahborder #punjab #pakistan Check out Nat Geo's link in bio for more on this story.