TIANJIN, China (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen clasping Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hand with the gusto of an old friend, bursting into his trademark hearty laughter. Putin grinned and chuckled, while Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a measured smile as the three leaders huddled Monday.

Deseret News asked researchers focused on China, Russia and Asian relations for context about the recent summit and military parade in China

Trump's remark comes days after Xi hosted PM Modi and Putin at the SCO Summit in Tianjin where the three leaders displayed a show of unity, in a clear message to the Unied States amid the tariff war raged by the US President.

Van Jones warns of a new world order after a summit in China with Xi Jinping, Putin, Modi, and other authoritarian leaders. He calls for stronger US leadership

Indian PM Narendra Modi met with Russian and Chinese leaders during his first China visit in seven years Monday, as trade tensions with Washington rise.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin were among several world leaders, who attended the Tianjin SCO Summit hosted by China's Xi Jinping, where the camaraderie between the three leaders was very visible.

A photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin has set the ball rolling for what the "new world order" - the one dominated and determined by Asia - may look like.

Images this week of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping seemed to confirm what many experts have already concluded - the U.

After U.S. President Donald Trump last week applied 50 percent tariffs on all goods imported from India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in China with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin,

Trump said India sells to the US, its biggest "client", "massive" amounts of goods, "but we sell them very little Until now a totally one sided relationship.