A paramilitary soldier stops a man on a bicycle near at a closed road near a venue where Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a public rally Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, March 7, 2024. Modi on Thursday is making his first official visit to Kashmir’s main city since New Delhi stripped the disputed region’s semi-autonomy and took direct control of it in 2019. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)