India has officially rejected the idea of an 'Asian NATO' as proposed by Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, according to Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. During his remarks at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, Jaishankar emphasized that India has never been a treaty ally of any country and does not envision such a strategic framework. He acknowledged the differing historical contexts between India and Japan, noting that while both are part of the Quad group with the U.S. and Australia, the Quad is not intended as a military alliance. Ishiba's call for stronger defense ties comes amid rising security threats from China, Russia, and North Korea. Jaishankar reiterated India's policy of multi-alignment, highlighting a departure from the traditional non-alignment stance. The U.S. has also downplayed the necessity for an 'Asian NATO', calling discussions on it premature.