Washington DC: Ashley J Tellis, a renowned Indian-American foreign policy expert and long-time adviser to the US State Department, was granted pre-trial bail by a US court. Tellis was arrested on October 11 on charges of unlawfully retaining classified national defence information and allegedly meeting with Chinese officials.

He will still be in home detention. On October 21, Tellis appeared before Judge Lindsey Robinson Vaala in the court. He was released on several conditions. Tellis' passport has been surrendered and travel restrictions have also been imposed on him. His wife reportedly co-signed a $1.5 million bond backed by the family home for his pre-trial release.

The 64-year-old strategist, considered one of the foremost authorities on India-US relations, was taken into custody

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