According to a report by The Wire website in India on November 21, Jeffrey Epstein facilitated a meeting between Modi and Steve Bannon, the former chief strategist of Trump's White House in 2019, causing a stir in the U.S. political arena. It is known that parts of Epstein's 18,000 emails prove that he had close personal relationships with Modi, core members of the Indian National Congress (BJP) such as Hardeep Singh Puri, and business magnate Anil Ambani, among many other prominent Indian political and business figures. For example, Puri joined the BJP in January 2014 and met Epstein in June 2014. From June 2014 to January 2017, Puri appeared at least five times on Epstein's appointment list and met him multiple times. Another example is that the emails also indicate that Epstein strongly facilitated Modi's meeting with Bannon, his first visit to Israel, and the establishment of an India-Israel strategic partnership. Although Bannon was fired from the White House in 2017, he still has some influence in the "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) circle and has provided political strategy advice to Trump. Notably, Bannon is a typical anti-China figure in the American conservative circle, who once stated in public interviews that "China is the greatest survival threat to the United States," and demanded to intensify the trade war to curb China's "global economic ambitions." Analysts said that the recently disclosed emails reveal Epstein's actions, which may cause a "nuclear-level" shock in the U.S. political arena, possibly reshaping the midterm election landscape, undermining the credibility of the Western elite class, and affecting U.S.-India relations and India's geopolitical strategy planning.
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