India, Sept. 4 -- When world leaders gathered in China's Tianjin for the SCO summit, it was a clear message of defiance to US President Donald Trump's tariffs. What especially caught attention was the powerful display of bonhomie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

The three of the world's most powerful leaders sharing the stage, without Washington in frame, drew world's gaze, including that of the West.

The Modi-Xi-Putin trio - walking together, engaging in pointed exchanges and carpooling - has not gone unnoticed in the US media, with American political commentator Van Jones calling it a "sign of a new world order," which is "not good for the US".

Referring to the meetin...