TOP FRAMES: Best photographs of this week from around the world

When two Asian giants meet over Gujarati hospitality by the Sabarmati riverfront, All headlines are let loose. In the Top frames this week, the Bonhomie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chinese President Xi Jingping was one entrenched with smiles, signatories and symbolism. While things did move in a cordial manner between the two on the table, reports of continuous incursions by the PLA was also incurred.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan statues of lion cubs on the Sabarmati River front in Ahmedabad. (Source: PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping look on as First Lady Peng Liyuan enjoys on a traditional swing on the Sabarmati River front in Ahmedabad. (Source: PTI)

At the same time, Tibetans in exile put in their best efforts going to lengths to put up banners and posters with flash protests, to bring their cause to the fore.
Tibetan protestors put up banners on an electricity pole near Taj Hotel in Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi as Chinese President Xi Jinping met with PM Narendra Modi. (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Severe floods inundated Srinagar, and paralyzed life in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Srinagar the capital, was in a state of limbo, with floodwater bringing the city to a complete halt for more than a week.
Flood victims at a relief camp organised by moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar at the Islamia School in Srinagar, Kashmir. (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Many deaths were reported, and loss of property and infrastructure has been unaccountable. Across the border too, Pakistan suffered the aftermath of the Kashmir floods, as waters from the Jhelum and other rivers flooded the eastern corners of the beleaguered nation.
Kashmiri traders are seen carrying a washed soft toys from river Jehlum in Srinagar. (Source: Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

A flood-affected woman looks out from inside a makeshift tent along a road in Srinagar. (Source: Reuters)

While The Arab world remained drowned in the agony of an ongoing sectarian slaughter, ISIS remained adamant with their conquest for a Caliphate, finally pushing the US and its allies to push in some muscle.
A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter launches mortar shells towards Zummar, controlled by Islamic State (IS), near Mosul. (Source: Reuters)

John Kerry, did the bit of running around in the Middle East to figure out stuff.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry leaves after a family photo at the International Conference on Peace and Security in Iraq, at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris.
French President Hollande called on Monday for a global response to counter Islamic State militants during an International conference bringing together about 30 countries to discuss how to cooperate in the fight against Islamic State militants, saying the group posed a security threat the world over. (Source: Reuters)

While in all, this week was a week of culture and traditions in many images, It was also a reflection of the thin red line that stands between man and nature. A week that drowned in the floods and fires agog. Hope you liked the Top Frames once again and we shall strive to bring you more defining images, the next.
A jet air tanker drops its load of fire retardant on a fire burning in the area of Cedar Drive in Oakhurst, California as two raging wildfires in the state forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. (Source: AP)

Tibetan protestors put up banners on an under construction metro bridge near Dhaula Kuan in New Delhi. (Source: Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Chinese President's wife Peng Liyuan is seen showing affection to children during her visit to Tagore International School. (Source: Express photo by Renuka Puri)

Posters ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit at Majnu Ka Tilla in New Delhi. (Source: Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping for a ceremonial reception in New Delhi. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

Water spurts out from the nozzle of a hose as a fire fighter attempts to put out the flames after houses caught fire in Kathmandu.
According to local media, the fire originated from a bag factory and quickly spread to the adjoining houses. At least six people were injured in the fire, but the amount of losses inflicted has yet been ascertained. (Source: Reuters)

Preparations in full swing as the Sabarmati Riverfront Park is lit up prior to Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit. (Source: Express photo by Javed Raja)

A man runs through burning charcoal barefooted as he participates in a traditional ritual called 'Lianhuo', or 'fire walking', in Pan'an county, Zhejiang province.
Lianhuo, a traditional local ritual listed in 2005 as an 'intangible cultural heritage' of the province, involves dozens of men walking across burning charcoal or firewood barefooted, as a way to ward off evil and pray for good fortune. (Source: Reuters)

An Australian Federal Police (AFP) officer (L) talks with a suspect who was detained during a raid on a house in western Sydney. (Source: Reuters)

An Australian Federal Police (AFP) officer (front) and a New South Wales policeman stand near a suspect (L) who was detained during a raid on a house in western Sydney. (Source: Reuters)

Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger after meeting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa at Secretariat in Chennai. (Source: PTI)

Orthodox style icon damaged by bullet holes is seen on church in the village of Novosvitlivka, eastern Ukraine. The village was severely damaged during fighting between government troops and the separatist rebels that eventually took control there in late August. (Source: AP)

Chicken farmer Craig Watts walks though a chicken house at C&A Farms in Fairmont, North Carolina. (Source: Reuters)

Palestinian Bedouins sit outside their dwelling in the West Bank village of Al-Eizariya, near east of Jerusalem. (Source: Reuters)

Liang Yanguo, 51, naps as he lies on a rope tied between two trees, as a form of martial arts practice, at a park in Huangyan district of Taizhou, Zhejiang province (Source: Reuters)

Supporters from the "Yes" Campaign react as they sit in George Square in Glasgow.
Scottish nationalist leader Alex Salmond conceded defeat on Friday over his bid to win independence and demanded the British government rapidly meet its promise of more powers for Edinburgh. (Source: Reuters)