India Slams Pakistan Over Cropped SCO Photo

Brief By Hindustan Times / 2:22 PM on 02 Sep 2026

After Pakistan’s Prime Minister’s Office cropped Prime Minister Narendra Modi from an SCO leaders’ group photograph, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde criticised the move. Shinde said removing Modi’s image could not erase his place in Indians’ hearts. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif faced online criticism over the edited photograph at the summit.