India Rejects Concept of 'Asian NATO' Proposed by Japan's Ishiba

India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar dismissed the idea of an 'Asian NATO' proposed by Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Speaking at Washington's Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Jaishankar emphasized that India has never been a treaty ally, unlike Japan, and does not envision such a strategic framework.

India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar dismissed the concept of an 'Asian NATO' proposed by Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday.

Speaking at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, Jaishankar highlighted that India, unlike Japan, has never been a treaty ally of any country.

'We don't have that kind of strategic architecture in mind,' Jaishankar stated, addressing Ishiba's proposition. It was noted that India, Japan, the United States, and Australia are members of the Quad, established as a counterbalance to China.

(With inputs from agencies.)