TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's foreign and defence ministers said on Wednesday they are not working on a proposal by Japan's new prime minister to establish an "Asian NATO", as the U.S. and India had rejected the idea.

Japanese leadership in damage control amid pushback over proposal, which has been described as premature by Washington

The idea of an "Asian NATO" floated by Japan's new prime minister is one to consider in the mid- to long-term but not imminent, the new foreign minister, Takeshi Iwaya, said on Wednesday. Asian nations have expressed skepticism and reticence in response to the call from Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba,

Jaishakar told an event at Washington's Carnegie Endowment