India opens tunnel to China border, but won’t reduce troops despite thaw in boundary row

Modi opens strategic tunnel to China border

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a strategic Himalayan road tunnel on Monday, pushing all-weather access northwards towards contested high-altitude border zones with rivals China and Pakistan. The Z-Morh or Sonmarg tunnel, stretching 6.4 kilometres (four miles) beneath a treacherous mountain pass cut off by snow for between four to six months a year, is part of a wider infrastructure drive in border zones. It helps connect IIOJK w…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated a strategically important tunnel that gives India all-weather access to disputed border areas with China and Pakistan.

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India's Modi inaugurates strategic tunnel in disputed Kashmir

The $932 million project includes a second tunnel and a series of bridges and high mountain roads that will link Kashmir with Ladakh, a cold desert region nestled between India, Pakistan and China that has faced territorial disputes for decades

Promises Will Be Kept, Right Things Will Happen At Right Time: PM Modi In Jammu-Kashmir

The prime minister further said that Jammu and Kashmir is the crown of the country and he wants it to be beautiful and prosperous.

Omar Abdullah showers praise on PM Modi for fulfilling poll promise: ‘My heart says you will soon restore J&K statehood’

Chief Minister Abdullah praised PM Modi for fulfilling election promises and expressed hope for the restoration of statehood during the Sonmarg tunnel inauguration ceremony.