Abe says he'll visit India as reports say he'll cancel after Assam violence

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he is still planning to visit India next week despite several news reports indicating he was considering canceling his trip amid violent protests in India’s northeast over a new citizenship law.

Abe was earlier scheduled to begin his visit on Sunday and had been slated to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Assam, one of the regions where demonstrations have turned violent. The talks will be the 16th between the two leaders. A cancellation would be a blow to Abe’s policy of cultivating ties with India to balance out China’s growing power in the