In this episode, we unpack the political shockwaves hitting New Delhi following the US Department of Justice's massive release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Among the millions of recently unsealed pages are surprising references to Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, and billionaire Anil Ambani.
We break down the core of these revelations—from an email where the disgraced financier boasted that PM Modi took his diplomatic advice during a 2017 visit to Israel, to correspondence suggesting Epstein was viewed as a potential backchannel to the Trump administration.
While the Ministry of External Affairs has fiercely rejected the claims as the "trashy ruminations of a convicted criminal," the opposition is refusing to let the issue die, demanding transparency and a personal clarification from the Prime Minister. We explore the central debate: Is this simply the case of a global grifter exaggerating his political influence, or does the government's refusal to offer a detailed public explanation point to a deeper lapse in diplomatic vetting?
Join us as we separate fact from online speculation, analyze the mounting political fallout, and ask the tough questions about what being named in one of the world's most notorious criminal networks means for India's global standing.