In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev interact as they arrive for a reception in honour of participants in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)