The meetings requested were to have prepared the ground for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S. in June 2017. In addition, Mr. Ambani appears to have met with Epstein on May 23, 2019, at 9.25 a.m., following which Epstein messaged Mr. Bannon that he had met Prime Minister Modi’s “guy”. Epstein said that the person he met had complained that “no one in [Washington] speaks to him,” referring to Mr. Modi. Mr. Ambani said he had been in Delhi, and that the “Leadership” would like Epstein’s help so he could meet “Jared” (Kushner) and “Steve” (Bannon), “asap” (as soon as possible). He also asks him who the U.S. Ambassadorial nominee should be to, which Mr. Ambani suggested General (retd.)

Source: The Hindu February 01, 2026 19:57 UTC