Washington: An Indian-origin defence strategist, India-US expert, and policy maker was arrested in the US on charges of possessing classified documents.

Ashley J Tellis (64) was born in Mumbai and holds BA and MA degrees in economics from the University of Bombay. He later moved to the US and obtained a PhD in political science from the University of Chicago. ADVERTISEMENT

Tellis served in the National Security Council of former Republican president George W Bush and is listed in an FBI court affidavit as an unpaid adviser to the State Department and a Pentagon contractor.

He spent over 20 years in Washington’s policy groups. The strategy expert joined the State Department in 2001, and has served under multiple governments, including those of Donald Trump and George W Bush.

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