<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he is pained to hear about the ill health of his dear friend Shinzo Abe. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Abe today resigned from the post of Prime Minister of Japan. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, in recent years, with the wise leadership and personal commitment of Mr Abe, the India-Japan partnership became deeper and stronger than ever before. The Prime Minister wished and prayed for the speedy recovery of Shinzo Abe.</span><br />''