Given all this does India’s policy of “strategic autonomy” need an overhaul? Donald Trump and Xi Jinping were all smiles at the APEC summit. But with India still facing the highest US tariffs, Modi avoided a chance to meet Trump at the ASEAN talks. On another front, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have literally joined forces — creating a mutual defense pact that some say could lead to an “Islamic NATO.” DW’s security podcast, Global Eyes, takes a look at these questions with India’s former foreign secretary, Kanwal Sibal — and also discusses Delhi’s moves to court the Taliban — including a visit from the Afghan Taliban’s foreign minister to India and news India is re-opening its Kabul embassy. The visit came just as Pakistan and Afghanistan clashed over support to the Pakistan Taliban (the TTP). Our hosts also get input on this from former Pakistan senator, Afrasiab Khattak, who says Pakistan has been “lying to itself” about the TTP for decades. Let us know what you think about our new format in the comments.
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