Varanasi: On December 12, 2015, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and PM Narendra Modi participated in the 'Ganga Arti' in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Shinzo Abe passed away on Friday morning, July 8, 2022, after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election in the Nara region. Pic/PTI 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with then Japan PM Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of 5th Eastern Economic Forum, at Vladivostok, Russia. The former Japan PM passed away after being shot during a campaign speech, on Friday, July 8, 2022. Pic/PTI

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Delhi. Pic/PTI

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and PM Narendra Modi visit the Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Pic/PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with then Japan PM Shinzo Abe witnessed the 'Ganga aarti' at Dasashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi. Pic/PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with then Japan PM Shinzo Abe and then US President Donald Trump in Osaka, Japan. The former PM Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a campaign speech, on Friday, July 8, 2022. Pic/PTI