Padma Vibhushan To Ganga Aarti With PM: Shinzo Abe's Ties With India
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The close ties between the two leaders helped bolster Indo-Japan ties to a special strategic and global partnership.
Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, has died after he was shot this morning while campaigning for a parliamentary election this morning. A 41-year-old man, reported to have carried the attack, has told the police he was dissatisfied with Mr Abe and wanted to kill him. My association with Mr. Abe goes back many years. I had got to know him during my tenure as Gujarat CM and our friendship continued after I became PM. His sharp insights on economy and global affairs always made a deep impression on me.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Shinzo Abe as a "dear friend" as he expressed shock over the Japanese leader's death. "He was a towering global statesman, an outstanding leader, and a remarkable administrator. He dedicated his life to make Japan and the world a better place," PM Modi tweeted.
PM Modi and Shinzo Abe shared very close ties and the latter had gone on record to call PM Modi his most dependable friend. The close ties between the two leaders helped bolster Indo-Japan ties to a special strategic and global partnership.
