India pays tributes to its ‘great friend’ Shinzo Abe; state mourning on Saturday

India

oi-PTI

New
Delhi,
July
8:
India
on
Friday
introduced
a
day
of
mourning
as
a
mark
of
respect
to
its
“nice
buddy” ex-Japanese
premier
Shinzo
Abe,
whom
President
Ram
Nath
Kovind
and
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
described
as
a
statesman
and
an
excellent
chief.

Abe,
67,
the
longest-serving
prime
minister
of
Japan,
was
assassinated
in
the
west
Japanese
city
of
Nara
whereas
he
was
campaigning
for
his
occasion.
He
was
airlifted
to
a
hospital
for
emergency
therapy
however
was
not
respiration
and
his
coronary heart
had
stopped.
He
was
later
pronounced
useless
regardless of
emergency
therapy.

“I
discover
it
tough
to
consider
that
Shinzo
Abe
is
no
extra.
He
was
a
nice
statesman,
and
his
infectious
affability
endeared
him
the
world
over.
That
he
fell
prey
to
an
murderer’s
bullet
is
a
tragedy
for
the
complete
humanity.
My
heartfelt
condolences
to
his
household
and
the
individuals
of
Japan,”
President
Kovind
mentioned
on
Twitter.
Vice
President
M
Venkaiah
Naidu
additionally
mentioned
he
was
anguished
by
the
demise
of
former
Japanese
Prime
Minister
Shinzo
Abe.

“Mr
Abe
performed
a
essential
function
in
strengthening
India-Japan
ties.
My
deepest
condolences
to
his
household
members
and
the
individuals
of
Japan,”
he
mentioned
on
Twitter.
Modi
recalled
his
private
affiliation
with
Abe,
whom
he
final
met
in
Could
this
yr
throughout
his
Japan
go to,
and
mentioned
he
was
a
towering
world
statesman,
an
excellent
chief,
and
a
exceptional
administrator,
who
devoted
his
life
to
making
Japan
and
the
world
a
higher
place.
Describing
Abe
as
his
“expensive
buddy”,
Modi
mentioned
as
a
mark
of
India’s
deepest
respect,
one-day
nationwide
mourning
shall
be
noticed
on
July
9.

The
nationwide
flag
will
be
flown
at
half-mast
all through
India
on
Saturday
on
all
buildings
the place
it
is
flown
repeatedly.
In
emotional
posts
on
Twitter,
Modi
mentioned
that
throughout
his
latest
go to,
he
mentioned
many
points
with
Abe,
however
“little
did
I
know
that
this
would
be
our
final
assembly”.
The
Prime
Minister
mentioned
he
was
shocked
and
saddened
past
phrases
at
the
tragic
demise
of
one
of
his
“dearest
associates”.

“My
affiliation
with
Mr.
Abe
goes
again
many
years.
I
received
to
know
him
throughout
my
tenure
as
Gujarat
CM
and
our
friendship
continued
after
I
turned
PM.
His
sharp
insights
on
economic system
and
world
affairs
all the time
made
a
deep
impression
on
me,”
the
Prime
Minister
mentioned.
“He
was
witty
and
insightful
as
all the time.
Little
did
I
know
that
this
would
be
our
final
assembly.
My
heartfelt
condolences
to
his
household
and
the
Japanese
individuals,”
Modi
mentioned.

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“Mr
Abe
made
an
immense
contribution
to
elevating
India-Japan
relations
to
the
degree
of
a
Particular
Strategic
and
World
Partnership.
At present,
the
complete
of
India
mourns
with
Japan
and
we
stand
in
solidarity
with
our
Japanese
brothers
and
sisters
in
this
tough
second,”
he
mentioned.
Sharing
a
image
with
Abe
throughout
his
latest
assembly
in
Tokyo,
he
mentioned,
“all the time
passionate
about
strengthening
India-Japan
ties,
he
had
simply
taken
over
as
the
Chairman
of
the
Japan-India
Affiliation.”
Later
at
an
occasion,
Modi
mentioned,
“Shinzo
Abe
was
not
solely
my
buddy
however
a
trusted
buddy
of
India,”
and
added
that
throughout
Abe’s
regime,
the
India-Japan
relationship
touched
new
heights
and
carried
ahead
a
shared
heritage.

Former
prime
minister
Manmohan
Singh
despatched
his
condolences
in
a
letter
to
the
Japanese
Ambassador
in
India
Satoshi
Suzuki.
He
additionally
requested
him
to
convey
to
members
of
Abe’s
household
and
the
individuals
of
Japan
his
deepest
condolences
on
this
unhappy
event.
“I
am
deeply
saddened
and
shocked
to
be taught
about
the
tragic
assassination
of
Former
Prime
Minister
His
Excellency
Shinzo
Abe.
He
was
a
good
buddy
of
mine.
“Throughout
my
tenure
as
Prime
Minister,
we
labored
to
increase
each
our
international locations’ ties
to
the
degree
of
a
world
and
strategic
partnership.
Our
efforts
elevated
India
–
Japan
relations
to
a
qualitatively
new
degree,”
Singh
mentioned.

House
Minister
Amit
Shah
and
different
union
ministers
additionally
described
Abe
as
India’s
“valued
buddy” and
mentioned
his
efforts
in
strengthening
the
India-Japan
relationship
will
all the time
be
held
fondly
in
our
recollections.
Delhi
Chief
Minister
Arvind
Kejriwal
additionally
condoled
Abe’s
demise
saying
the
world
has
misplaced
a
nice
chief.
A
host
of
Congress
leaders
additionally
expressed
shock
over
the
assassination
of
Abe,
whom
occasion
chief
Sonia
Gandhi
described
as
a
“nice
buddy”
of
India
and
who
did
a
lot
to
strengthen
ties
between
the
two
nations.
“For
many
years,
Abe
was
a
nice
buddy
and
well-wisher
of
India.

He
did
a lot
to
increase
and
deepen
the
bilateral
relationship
between
our
two
international locations.
I
recall
my
assembly
with
him
very
fondly
and
vividly.
It
is
a
big
misfortune
that
has
befallen
Japan
and
certainly,
the
complete
worldwide
neighborhood.
He
will
be
sorely
missed,” she
mentioned
in
her
condolence
message.
Former
Congress
president
Rahul
Gandhi
lauded
his
function
in
strengthening
the
strategic
relationship
between
India
and
Japan.
“Deeply
saddened
by
the
demise
of
former
PM
of
Japan,
Shinzo
Abe.
His
function
in
strengthening
the
strategic
relationship
between
India
and
Japan
was
commendable.
He
leaves
behind
a
lasting
legacy
in
the
Indo-Pacific.
My
condolences
to
his
household
and
the
individuals
of
Japan,”
Gandhi
mentioned
on
Twitter.
Former
minister
P
Chidambaram
mentioned
Abe
clearly
had
a
profound
admiration
for
India
and
its
individuals.

“He
did
his
finest
to
strengthen
relations
between
the
two
international locations.
His
loss of life
is
tragic
for
the
individuals
of
Japan
and
for
the
creating
world,”
he
mentioned.
Former
Union
minister
Ashwani
Kumar,
who
was
ex-PM
Manmohan
Singh’s
particular
envoy
to
Japan,
mentioned
he
was
deeply
disturbed
and
shattered
over
Abe’s
demise.
“Phrases
fail
me
in
adequately
expressing
my
sense
of
private
loss.
I
had
the
privilege
of
being
his
accompanying
minister
when
he
visited
India
in
2007.
I
was
deeply
touched
by
his
deep
humility
and
finer
graces,”
Kumar
tweeted.
Abe
has
actually
left
an
indelible
mark
on
Japan-India
ties
and
shared
a
nice
rapport
not
simply
with
Modi
however
and
Singh
additionally.

In
2006,
Singh
and
Abe
had
factored
in
the
new
challenges,
and
the
relationship
was
upgraded
to
a
World
and
Strategic
Partnership
with
the
provision
of
annual
Prime
Ministerial
Summits.
In
2007,
Abe
turned
the
first-ever
Japanese
PM
to
handle
a
joint
session
of
the
Indian
Parliament.
Addressing
the
MPs,
the
Japanese
chief
recalled
the
time
India’s
first
PM
Jawaharlal
Nehru
hosted
Abe’s
maternal
grandfather
the
then
Japanese
Prime
Minister
Nobusuke
Kishi
in
New
Delhi
in
1957.

Abe
was
additionally
the
Chief
Visitor
at
the
Republic
Day
parade
in
New
Delhi
in
2014.
Then
got here
a
collection
of
annual
summits
the place
the
bonhomie
between
Abe
and
Modi
was
there
for
everybody
to
see.
Prime
Minister
Modi
visited
Japan
in
2014
and
throughout
that
go to,
the
two
sides
upgraded
the
relationship
to
a
‘Particular
Strategic
and
World
Partnership’.
In
subsequent
visits,
Abe
and
Modi
included
private
contact
and
cultural
messaging
to
deepen
the
ties
between
the
two
nations
additional.
From
the
two
leaders
attending
the
‘Ganga
Aarti’ and
each
leaders
travelling
on
the
‘shinkansen’
(Japan’s
railway
system)
to
Abe’s
Ahmedabad
journey
throughout
which
the
two
leaders
held
a
street
present
and
had been
clicked
at
the
Sabarmati
riverfront,
the
visits
had been
excessive
on
optics
and
substance
each.
Abe’s
2017
India
go to
throughout
which
he
visited
Ahmedabad
additionally
noticed
the
laying
of
the
basis
of
India’s
first
bullet
practice
challenge.