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India-US Partnership Must Focus on Economic Synergy, Not Tariff Friction: Ashley J. Tellis At the Carnegie Global Technology Summit held in New Delhi, Ashley J. Tellis , Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace , emphasized the need for India and the United States to enhance economic collaboration rather than allowing trade disputes and tariff measures to erode their strategic complementarity. Tellis, a widely respected voice in international policy circles, urged both nations to resist policy measures—particularly tariffs—that can damage mutual economic interests. "I am not a great fan of tariffs," he stated, suggesting that both countries should look past current trade tensions and invest in a long-term, sustainable economic alliance. Call for Accelerated Trade Negotiations Tellis further added that the bilateral trade agreement , currently under negotiation between India and the US and expected to be concl...