The Price of Punjab’s Partition

This special edition is broadcast live from the Indian state of Punjab. Known as the "Land of Five Rivers", Punjab was split down the middle between Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan over 70 years ago. The economic ramifications of that division continue to this day. In the first of three programmes from Punjab, we talk about the trade relations between India and Pakistan today and take a look at its potential. We hear about the cultural scene in both East and West Punjab and pay a visit to a city that was once a flourishing centre of creativity but is now more known for cross-border smuggling.

Vivienne Nunis is joined by Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha member of the national assembly and former finance minister for Punjab from Lahore in Pakistan and Rajeev Bhaskar, Editor of Punjab Tribune an online news website.

(Sikh Pilgrims gather after a groundbreaking ceremony for the Kartarpur Corridor between India and Pakistan. Credit: ARIF ALI/AFP/Getty Images)