If there was one seminal image emerging from Monday’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization 10-nation summit in Tianjin, China, it was the “ huddle ,” photos showing Russian President Indian Prime Minister , and Chinese President , hands clasped, engaged in a warm embrace.

During a bilateral meeting with Modi on Sunday, Xi invoked the symbols of their respective nations. “It is the right choice for both sides to be friends, who have good neighborly and amicable ties, partners who enable each other’s success, and to have the dragon and the elephant dance together,” he said.

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