Old G20 Photo Of PM Modi, Putin And Xi Misattributed As 2025 SCO Summit Image

A photo showing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese President Xi Jinping together is being shared online with the claim that it was taken during the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, from August 31–September 1, 2025.

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Evidence: What a Reverse Image Search Reveals

A reverse image search traced the picture back to a CGTN report dated November 30, 2018, which covered the trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires.

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) also shared the same photo on December 1, 2018, confirming that it was taken on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires.

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Verdict

The photo being shared as a 2025 SCO summit image is misleading. The picture was actually taken on December 1, 2018, during a trilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

FAQs
1. Is the viral photo of Modi, Putin, and Xi from the 2025 SCO summit?
No. It was taken during the G20 summit in Argentina on December 1, 2018.
2. Where was the original image published?
The image first appeared in a CGTN report on November 30, 2018, and was also shared by India’s PMO office.
3. Why do old political photos resurface as new?
Such photos are often misused online to push misleading narratives or create false impressions of current diplomatic events.
4. Did Modi, Putin, and Xi attend the 2025 SCO summit?
Yes, they participated, but the viral image in question is not from that event—it’s from 2018.

Sources
CGTN report , November 30, 2018
 PMO India X Post, December 1, 2018