India, Oct. 16 -- An American politician who most recently served as the US ambassador to Japan has slammed President Donald Trump's trade and tariff approach towards Asia saying, his closeness towards Pakistan is a "major strategic blunder", citing a deal signed with the Pakistan Crypto Council that a firm in which Trump's son hold stakes.

Speaking at a podcast of MediasTouch, Rahm Israel Emanuel, American politician, diplomat who most recently served as United States ambassador to Japan from 2022 to 2025, sharply criticised Donald Trump's Asia trade actions in Asia that he said undermined decades of American planning and regional partnerships meant to counter China.

The diplomat said Asian leaders often approached meetings with Trump ...