On Saturday, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) strongly rejected claims circulating from the so-called Epstein files that allegedly referenced Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his official trip to Israel.

In a statement dated January 31, an MEA spokesperson clarified that while Prime Minister Modi did undertake an official visit to Israel in July 2017, any other insinuations in the emails purportedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s documents are entirely unfounded.

“Other than confirming the Prime Minister’s official visit to Israel, the remaining suggestions in the email are nothing more than baseless speculation by a convicted criminal and deserve to be dismissed outright,” the spokesperson said.

The government’s statement follows renewed circulation of documents and emails from the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. These materials were released as part of a large-scale disclosure by the U.S. Justice Department. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed that the release, comprising over three million pages of documents, 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images, fulfills the Trump administration’s legal mandate to make all Epstein-related files public.

The specific reference to PM Modi pertains solely to his July 2017 Israel visit. Epstein, who was arrested on federal sex trafficking charges in July 2019, died in custody a little over a month later. Multiple investigations have concluded his death was a suicide, although some documents discuss investigators’ observations about the circumstances of his final communications.

The MEA emphasized that any other interpretations linking PM Modi to Epstein’s activities are entirely without merit and should be disregarded.