Was the carpet red enough? How Japan, India view Xi-Trump summit

Synopsis: Every second Friday of the month, The Straits Times’ senior columnist Ravi Velloor distils 45 years of experience covering the Asian continent, with expert guests.In this episode, he speaks with not one but two experts on geopolitics – Prof Tomohiko Taniguchi, former foreign policy adviser to the Shinzo Abe Cabinet in Japan, and Dr Sanjaya Baru, geoeconomist and media adviser to the late Indian PM Manmohan Singh on what their respective countries make of the spectacular welcome President Donald Trump gave President Xi Jinping in the Xi-Trump summit that took place in Washington DC, from September 23 to 25.They also discuss the evolving nature of Japan and India’s bilateral relationships with the US, including talk of ‘derisking’ from Washington.Highlights (click/tap above)1:30 Was the carpet ‘red’ enough?5:30 Key takeaways from the summit9:30 Is Xi bending Trump’s ear on Asia?14:00 ‘De-risking’ from the US is on18:40 Free and open Indo-Pacific, Quad22:30 Middle East conundrumRead Ravi’s columns: https://str.sg/3xRPFollow Ravi on X: https://twitter.com/RaviVelloorSign up for ST’s weekly Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/sfpz Host: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg)Produced and edited by: Fa’izah Sani & Amirul KarimExecutive producer: Ernest LuisFollow Asian Insider Podcast on Fridays here:Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX YouTube: https://str.sg/rF3qR Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg---Follow more ST podcast channels:All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7Get more updates: http://str.sg/stpodcasts---Get The Straits Times app, which has a dedicated podcast player section:The App Store: https://str.sg/icyBGoogle Play: https://str.sg/icyX