A USS Boxer LHD travels at an offshore location in Goa October 29, 2006. REUTERS/Prashanth Vishwanathan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There are currently no plans for joint naval patrols by the United States and India, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.
Reuters reported on Wednesday that the United States and India had held talks about conducting joint naval patrols, quoting a U.S. defence official saying they could include the disputed South China Sea, a move that would likely anger China, which claims most of the waterway.
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