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Opinion | Return Of Stolen Artefacts: How India Is Using International Law To Protect Its Cultural Heritage | Abhinav Mehrotra and Dr Biswanath Gupta
In a historic gesture during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the United States, the US government returned 248 stolen antiquities to India, marking the single largest restitution of cultural heritage to the country. Over the years, numerous valuable artefacts have been illegally removed from India, often through theft or smuggling.