Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world’s highest railway bridge on Friday, in his first trip to the restive Kashmir region since a deadly tourist massacre sparked a brief conflict with neighboring Pakistan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to Kashmir on Friday since a conflict with arch-rival Pakistan, opening a strategic railway line to the contested region he called "the crown jewel of India".

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a railway line in Kashmir meant to boost connectivity. This is his first visit to the disputed region after the recent conflict between India and Pakist