Sri Kartarpur Sahib: nexus among religion, identity, and tourism

Conflict between countries (in this study, India and Pakistan) occasionally leads to perma-nently closed borders that restrict trade, recreation, and pilgrimage across them. Despite their differences, India and Pakistan opened the Kartarpur corridor, creating an avenue for people-to-people contact between the two countries. A qualitative study was conducted to determine the underlying factors associated with the visit to Sri Kartarpur Sahib Gurud-wara from different stakeholders’ perspectives. The results reveal that this type of special agreement paves the way toward peace in the region, thereby strengthening the economy and religious tourism.