Modi Holds Rally in Volatile Kashmir Region Before Elections

Security stand guard ahead of a rally by Narendra Modi in Srinagar on March 7.

Photographer: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held his first rally in the main city of Kashmir since his government revoked the region’s special status nearly five years ago, wooing residents just weeks before national elections.