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- The Asian Insider Podcast episode, hosted by senior Straits Times columnist Ravi Velloor, features Prof Tomohiko Taniguchi (former foreign policy adviser to the Shinzo Abe Cabinet) and Dr Sanjaya Baru (geoeconomist and media adviser to the late PM Manmohan Singh), assessing Japan and India's takes on Trump's "spectacular welcome" of Xi at the Washington DC summit held September 23-25.
- Discussion segments drill into whether Xi is bending Trump's ear on Asia, the prospects of "de-risking" from Washington, the Free and Open Indo-Pacific framework, the Quad, and the Middle East conundrum.
Why it matters: The pairing of Taniguchi (Abe-era Tokyo) and Baru (Singh-era New Delhi) gives the episode direct read-throughs from two Indo-Pacific capitals now actively reassessing their US ties, with 'de-risking from Washington' flagged as a live topic alongside the Quad and Free and Open Indo-Pacific.
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