Viral video shows Shehbaz Sharif snubbed as PM Modi and Putin walk past him at SCO Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shared several moments of camaraderie at the SCO Summit in China, drawing the attention of other world leaders. The display of bonhomie among the three stood out, while Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appeared sidelined.

In one viral video from the summit, Sharif is seen with a grim expression as PM Modi and President Putin walk past him without exchanging greetings. The clip shows Sharif glancing at them with visible disappointment before quickly looking away, a moment that has sparked chatter on social media.

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif standing alone in a corner without nobody interested to meet him.

And just then Modi and Putin walk past him in a deep conversation without noticing the Pakistani PM. pic.x.com/hTn60wgj4U

— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) September 1, 2025

This comes at a time when India and Pakistan share strained ties following the Pahalgam terror attack and India’s retaliatory ‘Operation Sindoor.’ Tensions have further escalated after Pakistan strongly criticized New Delhi’s decision to suspend the Indus Water Treaty.

Pakistan issues nuclear threats to India; India responds strongly

Earlier in August, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned India, stating that Pakistan will teach it a lesson it will never forget, if India attempts to stop the flow of water into Pakistan in violation of the Indus Water Treaty.

Pakistani leaders Asim Munir and Sharif had threatened India in August 2025 with nuclear action if it attempted to alter the flow of the Indus River or block water through the Indus water channels to Pakistan.

On August 10, 2025, during a dinner in Tampa, Florida, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Munir, reportedly had issued a stark warning to India regarding the Indus Waters Treaty. He had stated, “We are a nuclear nation. If we think we are going down, we’ll take half the world down with us.” Additionally, Munir had threatened to destroy any future Indian dams with “ten missiles” and had emphasized that the Indus River is not India’s “family property.”

These remarks drew criticism from India, with the Ministry of External Affairs describing them as “nuclear sabre-rattling” and urging Pakistan to temper its rhetoric.

While, PM Modi on Independence Day, 2025, had said that the country is ready to give a befitting reply to the nuclear blackmail issued by Pakistan on several occasions recently. While addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, he stated that Pakistan’s nuclear threats will “no longer be tolerated.”

Putin, Modi bonhomie

Viral visuals from the summit show PM Modi, President Xi Jinping, and President Vladimir Putin displaying bonhomie as they shake hands, embrace, and share candid moments.

This comes amid the criticism New Delhi is receiving from US for its purchase of Russian oil from Moscow.