Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir has been widely condemned as a propaganda exercise aimed at misleading the international community about the dire ground realities in the territory.

According to Kashmir Media Service, the visit is seen as an attempt to project a facade of normalcy and development while concealing India’s grave human rights violations and oppressive policies in the disputed territory.

With heightened restrictions, increased frisking, searches, arrests, and a heavy security clampdown, the tour has reinforced the perception that India is more focused on consolidating its occupation than ensuring real peace and development through the guidelines set by United Nations in number of its resolutions on Kashmir.