Putin and Modi Hold Informal Meeting After SCO Summit

After the official part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to their bilateral meeting in the same car. This gesture emphasized the special nature of relations between the two countries and the personal understanding between the leaders.

Prime Minister Modi noted that conversations with Vladimir Putin are always meaningful and help to deepen the strategic partnership between the two countries. He also stressed that Russian-Indian relations remain stable and continue to develop even under changing global conditions.

On his social media, Modi published a photo showing him together with Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. This symbolic image features the leaders of three countries representing nearly half of the world’s population and playing a key role in shaping a multipolar world order. Social media users have already dubbed it “half the world in one frame.”

The trilateral and bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the SCO summit demonstrate the strengthening of ties between member states and confirm their commitment to an independent and balanced foreign policy based on their own interests and principles of mutual respect.