Indian leader Modi to attend state funeral for former Japan PM Abe

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning to attend the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sept. 27 in Tokyo, Japanese government officials said Wednesday.Modi, who had a close relationship with Abe, will meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during the visit, the officials said.Meanwhile, the two countries are also planning to hold a second round of "two-plus-two" security talks involving their foreign and defense ministers on Sept. 8 in Tokyo.Modi last visited Japan in May when he joined a summit of the Quad group hosted by Kishida and also involving Australia an…READ FULL ARTICLE