PM Modi Clicks Family-Style Photo with Global Leaders at SCO Summit in China

PM Modi Joins Global Leaders for Family Photo at SCO Summit in China.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi posed for the traditional ‘family photo’ with world leaders on Sunday at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, China.

PM Modi was in the front row alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Other leaders in the photograph included Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. This marked the first public appearance of Modi and Sharif on the same platform since India’s Operation Sindoor.

Ahead of the summit, President Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted a welcome banquet for international delegates.

About SCO Summit 2025

The two-day summit brings together more than 20 nations, including India, China, Russia, and Iran, amid rising global tensions. The 25th edition will review 25 years of SCO achievements and adopt a ten-year development strategy. China is hosting the SCO for the fifth time, with Xi chairing the proceedings.

Delegates from Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East are attending, as China highlights the gathering as a show of unity among the “Global South.” The SCO currently comprises 10 member countries, with 16 additional observer and dialogue partner nations.