New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- As world leaders gathered for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged warm smiles, a handshake and a warm hug as Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif looked on, standing alone. A video captured PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin deep in conversation as they walked past Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif, who was left watching.

PM Modi and Vladimir Putin are scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting today amid Trump's sweeping tariffs on India over its purchase of Moscow's crude.

Relations between New Delhi and Moscow drew scrutiny after the Trump administration, in August, slapped a 50% tariff on Indian exports to the ...