{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/686e29c1e52066772f7462df/6ae99158e35e15dc053043ee?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Hardeep Singh Puri to be back in Parliament: Epstein files forgotten | LME 175 | Pooja Prasanna","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/686e29c1e52066772f7462df/1793691983629-d0a8df0e-932b-40e1-89af-37a461774bd3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Hardeep Singh Puri to be nominated for Rajya Sabha. But his Epstein connection raises bigger questions about connection, network and power. </p><p><br></p><p>Although Puri had stated that he met Epstein only three or four times, the recent photographs released by the US Department of Justice suggests otherwise. Not just photos, there are at least 62 email exchanges between them. They reveal conversations spanning policy advice, visa assistance, and high-profile introductions. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of #LetMeExplain, Pooja Prasanna looks at the diplomatic network, and what Puri&#39;s interaction with Epstein tells us.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Like LME? Support the show: <u><a href=\"https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lme\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lme</a></u></em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Like our journalism? Become a subscriber: <u><a href=\"https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription</a></u></em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Produced by Megha Mukundan, script by Pooja Prasanna, camera by Ajay R, edit by Dharini Prabaharan</em></strong></p>","author_name":"Newslaundry .com"}