Ashley J Tellis be the new US ambassador to India As US President-elect Donald Trump gets ready to be inaugurated on January 20, US Ambassador to India Richard Verma, a political employee of Barack Obama administration, is to demit his office. In an opinion piece written by Josh Roglin for The Washington Post, the author said that Trump is looking to increase its presence in the Asian region.
Roglin said that in a bid to boost ties with Asia, Trump administration is fast tracking its appointments in the region, and former Washington official and renowned India expert Ashley J Tellis could be on the verge to become the new ambassador to India.
Who is Ashley J Tellis?
A graduate from University of Bombay, Tellis has held several key strategic position in the US government, including Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for the National Security Council for Strategic Planning and Southwest Asia, senior adviser to the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, and senior adviser to the US Ambassador to India. Having grown up in India, Tellis was one of the key figures who was intimately involved in negotiating the civil nuclear agreement between the two nations.
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