Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin were seen sharing a light moment, chatting, and posing together on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, China. Modi and Putin also exchanged a warm hug ahead of their formal engagements.
Interactions in Tianjin continue! Exchanging perspectives with President Putin and President Xi during the SCO Summit. pic.twitter.com/K1eKVoHCvv
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 1, 2025
Sharing glimpses with global leaders, PM Modi wrote on X: “Interactions in Tianjin continue! Exchanging perspectives with President Putin and President Xi during the SCO Summit.”
PM Modi also shared two pictures with Russian President Putin, in which first picture shows the two leaders interacting and the other capturing their warm hug. He captioned the post: “Always a delight to meet President Putin!”
Always a delight to meet President Putin! pic.twitter.com/XtDSyWEmtw
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 1, 2025
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit is turning out to be a global humiliation for Pakistan as China and Russia openly sided with India. Several videos of the summit are going viral, in which Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif can be seen alone or trying to bump into other leaders to avoid humiliation.
(Read More: Watch: Global Humiliation For Pakistan As PM Sharif Stands Sidelined While PM Modi, Russian President Putin Walk And Talk)
PM Modi At SCO Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member nations to respect each other’s sovereignty while calling on them not to adopt double standards when it comes to terrorism. With Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif present in the room, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India has been bearing the brunt of the terrorism for the last four decades. PM Modi also thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for giving global leaders a grand welcome.