
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) Commandant Sudeep (6R) presents sweets to Pakistani Wing Commander Bilal (6L) during a ceremony to celebrate India’s Independence Day at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post on August 15, 2017.
India’s Independence Day at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post on August 15, 2017. This month marks 70 years since British India split into two nations — Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan — and millions were uprooted in one of the largest mass migrations in history. Pakistan celebrates its independence on August 14, one day before India’s independence day on August 15. / AFP PHOTO / NARINDER NANU