Tokyo, Sep 25, 2025

Recalling her late husband’s deep love for India and his friendship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife Akie Abe has emphasised that the towering global statesman’s ties with India went much beyond his role as Prime Minister.

“My husband’s ties with India went beyond his role as Prime Minister. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi, especially, the two of them could feel each other’s warmth simply by exchanging a smile. There were many things my husband valued and cared for. It is my hope to carry them in my own helpful way,” Akie Abe said in her remarks at an event held in Tokyo late Wednesday.

Former Japanese PM Abe had made an immense contribution to elevating India-Japan relations to the level of a Special Strategic and

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