Modi-Xi bonhomie, Sharif’s quick catch-up with Putin after SCO photo op
· World · Hindustan Times, Moneycontrol
World leaders attending the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Bishkek gathered for the annual family photograph on Tuesday. Kyrgyz Republic President Sadyr Japarov hosted the summit, which featured Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. A viral video clip captured an interaction between Sharif and Putin immediately after the photo op, occurring simultaneously with a conversation between Modi and Xi. The meeting followed bilateral talks between Putin and Modi on the sidelines of the summit a day earlier. During his address, Prime Minister Modi urged SCO member nations to dismantle the ecosystem of terrorist financing, recruitment, and safe havens.
Why it matters
The high-level interactions at the SCO summit shape diplomatic alignments across South Asia and Eurasia, impacting regional security cooperation and counter-terrorism initiatives.
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