India, Sept. 2 -- Pakistan PMO's move to crop Prime Minister Narendra Modi out of an SCO group photograph has drawn sharp reactions in India, with politicians calling the move "extremely unfortunate" for a PM who "can remove Islamabad from world picture" if he wishes to.

The X post by Pakistan Prime Minister's Office handle of world leaders at the SCO Summit in Kyrgyzstan's Bishkek drew attention on Tuesday as the image, which was cropped on both sides, left out PM Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and several leaders.

"Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in a group photo with heads of States at the SCO Council of Heads of State Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on 1 September 2026," the Pakistan PMO said in the post...