The scheduled visit by the U.S. secretaries of defense and state to India on Sept. 6 highlights Washington's latest attempt to create a strategic Asian alliance strong enough to counter the growing influence of China.
Asia should avoid being divided by Sino-American rivalry

Making Asia secure? The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan steams the Philippine Sea in 2017.
The scheduled visit by the U.S. secretaries of defense and state to India on Sept. 6 highlights Washington's latest attempt to create a strategic Asian alliance strong enough to counter the growing influence of China.