India, Aug. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif did not have any bonhomie during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, but they ended up in the same frame at the official reception in the evening, in Tianjin, China, on Sunday.

Modi was warmly welcomed by Chinese President Xi Jinping as they held bilateral talks too, in a reset of ties in the backdrop of trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. The realignment, however, did not extend to China's longtime ally and India's western neighbour Pakistan.

Leaders of all member countries and the invitees stood in multiple rows for a customary group photo at the reception.

Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif were in the front row,...