FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering cancelling his trip to India scheduled to begin on Sunday, Japan’s Jiji Press reported.

India’s Guwahati, the planned venue for a summit between Abe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been engulfed in violent protests over a controversial citizenship law.