Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to India, scheduled next week, has been postponed. "Both sides have decided to defer the visit to a mutually convenient date in the near future," the foreign ministry said. A Japanese media report had said he may consider canceling the visit amid violent protests in the northeast over the Citizenship(Amendment) Act.

On Thursday, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and the country's Home Minister called off their visits to India in the midst of the agitations in the northeast. Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan was scheduled to visit Meghalaya for an event today.

Guwahati, the planned venue for a three-day summit between Mr Abe and PM Modi, has been engulfed in violent protests over the Citizenship(Amendment) Act. Japan's Jiji Press had reported that Mr Abe is considering cancelling his trip to India scheduled to begin on Sunday.

Last week, Mr Kumar had announced that the summit between PM Modi and Mr Abe will take place between December 15 and 17. Though the government has not announced the venue for the summit, preparations were underway to host it in Guwahati. Asked whether the government is contemplating shifting the venue, Mr Kumar said: "I am not in a position to clarify on it. I have no updates to offer."