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

Japan and India assess the Xi-Trump summit and discuss de-risking from the US in this Asian Insider Podcast episode. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits TimesRavi Velloor2026-10-09 18:00查看原文 ↗

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Asian Insider Podcast

In this episode, we discuss what Japan and India make of the spectacular welcome President Donald Trump gave President Xi Jinping when he arrived in Washington DC.

Published Oct 09, 2026, 06:00 PM

Updated Oct 09, 2026, 06:29 PM

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 summit

9:30 Is Xi bending Trump’s ear on Asia?

14:00 ‘De-risking’ from the US is on

18:40 Free and open Indo-Pacific, Quad

22:30 Middle East conundrum

Read Ravi’s columns: https://str.sg/3xRP

Follow Ravi on X: https://twitter.com/RaviVelloor

Host: Ravi Velloor ( velloor@sph.com.sg )

Produced and edited by: Fa’izah Sani & Amirul Karim