INDIA

Updated September 2023

Below is a schedule of successful restitutions made to India, together with other restitution news.

Entries are updated regularly.

September 2023

The Indian press reports the iconic 'wagh nakh', the tiger claw-shaped daggar used to kill Afzal Khan in 1659, is to be repatriated by the Victoria & Albert Museum

The Times of India

May 2023

Demands by India for the return of thousands of objects in UK collections have been "significantly overstated" according to Indian sources

The Hindu.com

May 2023

In claims that have been discredited, The Daily Telegraph reported that India is set to demand the return of a large number of colonial treasures, including the Koh-I-Noor diamond

The Daily Telegraph

April 2023

After losing so much of its heritage, two sleuths are bringing back India's stolen treasures

BBC Culture

April 2023

Steps India should take to preserve and ensure the return of its looted cultural treasures include the creation of its own 'Digital Benin' project

The Telegraph India

April 2023

Failures in the safety and conservation of looted antiques returned to South-Indian state Tamil Nadu, home to some 48,000 temples, raises questions about restitution

Frontline.thehindu.com