{"id":50978,"date":"2026-02-12T05:45:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T05:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southasianwire.com\/wire\/?p=50978"},"modified":"2026-02-12T05:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T05:45:20","slug":"indias-oil-minister-admits-meeting-epstein-3-or-4-times-denies-any-wrongdoing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southasianwire.com\/wire\/2026\/02\/12\/indias-oil-minister-admits-meeting-epstein-3-or-4-times-denies-any-wrongdoing","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Oil Minister Admits Meeting Epstein \u20183 or 4 Times,\u2019 Denies Any Wrongdoing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:021beee6-f69c-496f-bd75-71e0e7e4d988-4\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-10\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"80d47d35-532a-4f0b-ab70-3de8ff3b5ce9\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"338\">NEW DELHI: India\u2019s Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday that he had met and communicated with late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during his time in the United States, but firmly denied any involvement in wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"607\">Puri, a former career diplomat, said he encountered Epstein \u201cthree or maximum four times\u201d while associated with the International Peace Institute (IPI), a New York-based think tank headed until 2020 by Norwegian diplomat and former cabinet minister Terje Roed-Larsen.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"773\">Roed-Larsen, 78, has previously apologised for his links to Epstein. His wife, Mona Juul, a Norwegian ambassador, also stepped down over her connections to Epstein.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"1030\">The minister\u2019s remarks came after opposition leader Rahul Gandhi raised the issue in parliament, saying Puri\u2019s name appeared in Epstein\u2019s emails and asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s government to clarify the nature of his dealings with the financier.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1185\">Puri, who served as India\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013 and joined Modi\u2019s cabinet in 2017, rejected any allegations of misconduct.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1468\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">According to documents released by the US Department of Justice, emails between Puri and Epstein primarily referenced Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn. 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