Kohinoor is the most serious issue between India and UK, as the government finds some satisfactory way to resolve the matter.
Alok Sharma, who is the Minister of Asia and Pacific affairs of the UK government, said, “As far as this issue is concerned, there is no legal grounds for restitution,”
Sharma further said that, “the old issues, like returning of precious artefacts, may not be high on the agenda of the Theresa May's government”.
In response to a Public Interest Litigation being heard by the apex court, the government had on April 18 said the diamond, estimated to cost over US $200 million, was neither stolen nor 'forcibly' taken by British rulers but gifted to the East India Company by erstwhile rulers of Punjab 167 years ago. The diamond is currently set in a royal crown on display at the Tower of London.
The Centre has refused to allocate details of India's efforts to get back the famous Kohinoor diamond from the UK, saying the matter was sub judice.
