Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi earlier than scheduled from his Saudi Arabia visit following the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.

As the first Indian prime minister in over four decades to visit Jeddah, the commercial capital of Saudi Arabia and the gateway to Islam's holiest sites, Modi's visit goes far beyond symbolic gestures.

Following a deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cut short his Saudi Arabia visit and returned to Delhi, choosing an alternative route that avoided overflying Pakistan.