SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened a vital railway line to the disputed area on Friday, marking his first visit to Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) since a war with bitter adversary Pakistan.
For the occupied Muslim-majority region, which has been the focus of a savage rivalry between India and Pakistan since their independence from British rule in 1947, Modi initiated a series of initiatives valued at billions of euros.
Armed with nuclear weapons Prior to a ceasefire agreement being reached on May 10, India and Pakistan engaged in their biggest standoff since 1999 for four days last month.
“Friends, today’s event is a grand festival of India’s unity and firm resolve,” Modi declared before formally opening the towering bridge to rail traffic.
