Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Modi-Xi Handshake at SCO Brief and Formal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at a big meeting called the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek.
They shook hands, but it was short and not very friendly.
This was different from their meeting in Tianjin in 2025, which was warmer and more relaxed.
Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping exchanged a firm but brief handshake at the SCO summit in Bishkek.
The interaction lacked the warmth and informality of their 2025 meeting in Tianjin.
PM Modi initiated the handshake.
The event took place on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
The handshake was described as firm but brief.
- Who
- Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping
- What
- Firm but brief handshake
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- Bishkek
- Why
- On the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit
- Event
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit
- Location
- Bishkek
- Date
- Tuesday
- Participants
- Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping
- Nature of Interaction
- Firm but brief handshake