PM Modi, who arrived here early in the morning, joined several global leaders to pay floral tribute to Abe who reshaped Japan s foreign policy, including setting out a bold vision for a quantum leap in ties with India.
While much of the recent decline was due to people opting for small-scale ceremonies to avoid the spread of COVID, many say the change is both overdue and unlikely to be fully reversed.
On the first of three days of talks with foreign dignitaries, Kishida was told by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris that the U.S. would work with Japan if it faced security threats.