For India, a multipolar world order would also mean a multipolar Asia. Comment. (Answer in 150 words)

- For India, a multipolar world order would also mean a multipolar Asia. Comment. (Answer in 150 words)
Introduction
For India the two are inseparable. Jaishankar's formulation that multipolarity in the world requires multipolarity in Asia is the operating premise of Indian strategy.

Body
1. The logic: a unipolar Asia under China would leave India a subordinate pole, so resisting American primacy globally is pointless if Chinese primacy is conceded regionally.
2. The instruments: the Quad since its 2017 revival, Act East, the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (2019), IMEC announced at the New Delhi G20 in 2023, and SAGAR upgraded to MAHASAGAR in 2025.
3. Helping other poles stand: logistics agreements with the United States, reciprocal access with Japan and BrahMos sales to the Philippines build capability in third states.
4. The hedge: BRICS, the SCO and engagement with Russia keep India from becoming an instrument of American balancing.
5. The contradiction: with China's economy roughly five times India's, an Asian balance may need American presence, which cuts against global multipolarity.

Conclusion
Yes: multipolar Asia is India's operational objective and global multipolarity its aspiration. The test is whether India closes the capability gap fast enough to be a pole, not a partner.