A USS Boxer LHD travels at an offshore location in Goa in this file photo. Washington wants its regional allies and other Asian nations to take a more united stance against China over the South China Sea
Reuters: Exclusive: U.S. & India consider joint patrols in South China Sea - U.S. official
The United States and India have held talks about conducting joint naval patrols that a U.S. defense official said could include the disputed South China Sea, a move that would likely anger Beijing, which claims most of the waterway.
Washington wants its regional allies and other Asian nations to take a more united stance against China over the South China Sea, where tensions have spiked in the wake of Beijing's construction of seven man-made islands in the Spratly archipelago.
India and the United States have ramped up military ties in recent years, holding naval exercises in the Indian Ocean that last year involved the Japanese navy.
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More News On Reports That The U.S. And India Are Considering Conducting Joint Patrols In The South China Sea
South China Sea dispute: US, India consider joint patrols, says US official -- Sydney morning Herald
Maritime Conflict Widens in South China Sea with Joint US-India Patrols -- Inquisitr
US and India consider joint patrols in South China Sea, US official says -- Times Of India
US & India mull over 'joint patrols' in South China Sea — report -- RT
US-India Patrols in the South China Sea? Maybe Not Just Yet -- The Diplomat
Update: The Indian Defense Ministry is denying this report .... No Indo-US naval patrol in South China Sea, defence ministry says (Times of India).