Modi makes rare pre-election Kashmir trip, but struggles to ‘win hearts’
The Indian leader’s development pitch for the disputed region leaves Kashmiris asking when political grievances will be addressed.
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India’s Modi visits Kashmir: How has the region changed since 2019?
Here’s a look at Narendra Modi’s government policies and how they have affected Kashmir since the region’s semi-autonomous status was taken away.
India’s Modi to visit Kashmir valley, first since autonomy removed in 2019
The visit comes ahead of India’s national election due by May, the first since the government scrapped region’s special status.
Modi is visiting Kashmir’s main city for the first time since revoking region’s semi-autonomy in ’19
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday is making his first official visit to Kashmir’s main city since New Delhi stripped the disputed region’s semi-autonomy and took direct control of it in 2019.
India gearing up to be a chip-making powerhouse
Tata Electronics plans to build both front-end semiconductor wafer fabrication and back-end packaging and test facilities in India, a big step toward the nation’s goal of establishing a competitive domestic semiconductor industry.
India to build new naval base close to Maldives amid tensions over China ties
NEW DELHI (AP) — India announced plans for a new naval base off the country’s south-west coast and close to Maldives, as tensions are running high between Delhi and the island nation.
Hero to homeless: House of Muslim man behind India tunnel rescue demolished
Rat-miner Wakeel Hasan was a national hero in December, after helping rescue 41 men trapped in a Himalayan tunnel. Now, he’s on the streets, after authorities bulldozed his house.