Narendra Modi travelled today, to the disputed area of Kashmir, where he will become the first Indian prime minister in 15 years to visit the Siachen glacier — dubbed the world’s highest battlefield on the ‘the roof of the world’.
The visit by India’s newly elected leader comes amid heightened tensions in the disputed Kashmir zone, with India and its rival Pakistan trading accusations of ceasefire violations yesterday.
Modi landed in the Himalayan town of Leh on Tuesday morning, according to his official Twitter feed.
He will visit troops and open two hydropower plants in the disputed Himalayan region. He is also accompanied by India’s new army chief Dalbir Singh Suhag.
