Shinzo Abe

Shinzo Abe’s costly state funeral witnesses protests

27 Sep 2022

Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated on the campaign trail in July, is being given his last rites on Tuesday. But former Prime Minister's funeral has met a mass protest. The protests, which have continued for around 2 months, has become a huge problem for Japan's current Prime...

PM Modi presents as world leaders pay their respects to Shinzo Abe

27 Sep 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among the world leaders attending the funeral of Shinzo Abe, who died in July after being shot at during a campaign speech. Hundreds of world leaders and thousands of people gathered in Tokyo to pay their respects to Japan's longest-serving prime minister. Here are the...

Shinzo Abe’s state funeral to be held in Japan on September 2

22 Jul 2022

Shinzo Abe's official funeral will take place on September 27, according to the Japanese government, local media reported on Friday. According to the Kyodo news agency, the event will take place in the Nippon Budokan venue in Tokyo's Kitanomaru National Garden. Notably, former prime minister Shigeru Yoshida's state funeral in...

IT’S HOPED BIDEN REALISES THE IMPORTANCE OF QUAD

24 Dec 2020

The presentation of the US Legion of Merit award to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by President Donald Trump for providing leadership to elevate the strategic partnership between the two countries is a significant step forward in India-US relations, apart from an acknowledgement of India’s rising status globally. That this award...