Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was scheduled to visit India from 15 December for a three-day summit.

Axar.az reports citing Sputnik.

During the visit, India and Japan were expected to sign a major defence pact related to logistics exchange and sharing. It was decided the summit would take place later in Assam state.

As violent protests against the Citizenship Law spread to more areas of northeast India, including Assam state, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit has been deferred.

He was due to be in India to participate in a crucial annual summit scheduled for next week. Since this is a yearly summit, it effectively means that India and Japan would have to skip it in 2019 - unless the meeting is held in the next 15 days.

The Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that "both sides have decided to defer the visit to a mutually convenient date in the near future".