SCO family's first pic: Modi in front row, Putin right next to Xi Jinping :::: Pak PM Shehbaz also makes it to the front row

SCO family's first pic: PM Modi in front row, Putin right next to Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, hosted a banquet in port city Tianjin to welcome international guests ahead of the 25th edition of the annual summit.

This is the first time since India's Operation Sindoor precision strikes that PM Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif have been seen on the same platform.

Pak PM also makes it to the front row.

The photo showed that Xi Jinping, the leader of the host nation, standing right in the centre.

He was flanked on the left by his wife, Peng Liyuan, and by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the right.

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoan, and Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, among others. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also made the front row.

This year, apart from the regular SCO members - China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyztan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran and Belarus, non-member states who are either Observer States, Dialogue Partners and invited guests are attending the Summit.

Also, the representative heads of international organisations, including the United Nations, ASEAN and the Commonwealth of Independent States are also going to make their presence count at the SCO Summit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already held bilateral talks with Xi.

He will also hold bilateral talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

All these have added importance this year amid Trump 's tariffs push in international trade.