The arrest of Ashley Tellis, an Indian-American geopolitical strategist, by the FBI in the US sparked off a political slugfest across seven seas in India. While some suggested that he worked with both the Congress-led UPA and the NDA, the BJP alleged that he was part of the "anti-India" force and "celebrated by the Opposition".

Born and educated in Mumbai, Ashley Tellis was arrested over the weekend and charged on Monday (US time). Tellis is a respected, but contentious person, who has often been termed a detractor for his articles and views on India.

The Justice Department said the 64-year-old Tellis unlawfully retained national defence information . It is suspected that Tellis accessed classified material from both the State Department and the Defence (now war) Department, made cop

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