The arrest of Ashley J Tellis—long regarded as the intellectual face of India-United States strategic cooperation—has sent shockwaves through Washington and New Delhi’s diplomatic and strategic circles. Many Chinese commentators interpret the arrest as part of a broader shift from “strategic altruism” to a results-driven, transactional approach. Watch Sana Hashmi explain in ThePrint.
In China, Ashley Tellis’ arrest is proof that US-India trust was always fragile
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