Ashley Tellis, an Indian-origin US foreign policy expert, was arrested and charged on October 13 with the unlawful retention of national defense information. The affidavit filed against him in a Virginia court details multiple violations of federal law.

It also describes a number of meetings he supposedly held with Chinese government representatives at restaurants in Fairfax, Virginia , spanning from September 2022 to September 2025, according to HT .

Who is Ashley Tellis?

Ashley Tellis , originally from Mumbai, 64, earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from St. Xavier’s College under the University of Bombay, before completing a Ph.D. in political science at the University of Chicago. Over the course of his career, he has held several key positions, including serving on

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