Shinzo Abe, then-Prime Minister of Japan, seen with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi, on December 12, 2015. (Express Photo by Renuka Puri.)
Shinzo Abe comes from a political household. His grandfather Nobusuke Kishi was PM (1957-60), then his father Shintaro Abe was Foreign Minister (1982-86). He later grew to become Japan’s longest-serving PM by consecutive days in workplace, overtaking the report of Eisaku Sato, his great-uncle, who served 2,798 days throughout 1964-72. Abe had first develop into the nation’s PM in 2006, however resigned in 2007 resulting from sickness. His second stint as PM started in 2012.
In his first stint in 2006-07, Abe visited India and addressed Parliament. During his second stint, he visited India thrice (January 2014, December 2015, September 2017) — essentially the most visits by any Japanese PM.
He was the primary Japanese PM to be Chief Guest on the Republic Day parade in 2014. This mirrored his dedication in the direction of an India relationship — he was being hosted by a authorities that will be going through elections in May 2014. As Japan’s chief, he was wooed each by the UPA beneath Dr Manmohan Singh and the NDA beneath Narendra Modi.
