The thesis is about comprehending the complexities of the hostile India–Pakistan borderlands and proposing scenarios along these lands that would positively affect the larger political landscape and bring about a celebration of the similarities rather than the differences from across the border. It begins by exploring the topic of architecture and peace involving studies into the foundational myths of the discipline; the symbiotic relation architecture shares with conflict and understanding the agency of architecture towards reconciliation. With the rise of right-wing propaganda in India and the alleged state sponsored terrorism from Pakistan, the borderlands has only seen an increment in its confrontational built environment. The belief is that through the designed scenarios, the idea of the intangible border line and the tangible fencing can be subverted and allow for a porous transfer across the border of a once inhibited people.
