Prominent Indian-American Strategist Ashley Tellis Arrested in US for Retaining Secret Documents

Ashley Tellis, a renowned Indian-American strategic affairs expert and a key architect of the India-US civil nuclear deal, has been arrested in Virginia, USA. The 64-year-old is charged with unlawfully retaining national defence information. An FBI search of the Carnegie Endowment senior fellow's home allegedly uncovered over a thousand pages of classified documents. Tellis, who previously advised the US National Security Council and State Department, faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of the charges.