TOKYO, DEC 13
In view of violent protest over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 in North-Eastern states, the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering cancelling his trip to India scheduled to begin on Sunday, according to Japan’s Jiji Press.
India’s Guwahati, the planned venue for a summit between Abe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been engulfed in violent protests over a controversial citizenship act.
India has announced the summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe will be held during December 15-17. Though both sides haven’t formally announced the venue, Indian and Japanese officials had said the two leaders are expected to meet in Guwahati before making a brief trip to Imphal in Manipur to visit a World War 2 peace memorial.
