At the SCO Summit in Tianjin on Monday, PM Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese President Xi Jinping revived the long-quiet Russia-India-China troika with warm gestures and brief exchanges. Xi criticized “bullying behaviour” in global affairs, while Modi prepared for bilateral talks with Putin.

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• Modi, Putin, Xi seen interacting at SCO Summit in Tianjin
• Videos, photos shared by Modi on X platform
• Xi urges SCO to oppose Cold War mentality, camp politics
• Xi highlights $2.3 trillion China-SCO trade
• China launched Belt and Road with SCO states first
• Xi calls for SCO “friendly network,” unity against hegemony
• Modi to address SCO plenary, outline India’s approach
• Modi-Putin bilateral meet scheduled after plenary
• India invites Xi to 2026 BRICS Summit in New Delhi
• Modi also meets Myanmar’s acting president, Min Aung Hlaing