India-US ties require constant tending, not on autopilot: Ashley J Tellis

Ashley J Tellis examines President Joe Biden’s legacy for India-US ties and the potential impact of a Donald Trump or Kamala Harris administration on ties

Washington: Ashley J. Tellis holds the Tata chair for strategic affairs at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington DC. Among the most influential and authoritative voices on US strategy towards Indo-Pacific in general and India in particular, Tellis played a key role in crafting the India-US civil nuclear deal and has recently published a paper on how India can reclaim the promise of nuclear power.

Ashley J Tellis. (Abhijit Bhatlekar/ Mint)

In a wide-ranging interview, over email, Tellis examined Joe Biden’s legacy for India-US ties,