US to return 297 Indian antiquities following PM Modi’s visit
Prime Minister Modi is in the US for a three-day visit to “further strengthen India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.”
Wilmington (US): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed deep appreciation for US President Joe Biden for making certain the return of 297 invaluable antiquities to India. Prime Minister Modi is contained in the United States for a three-day talk over with to “further give a boost to India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.”
He attended the Quad Leaders’ Summit on Saturday hosted by President Biden in his fatherland Wilmington, Delaware. “Deepening cultural connect and strengthening the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural properties. I am extremely grateful to President Biden and the United States Government for making certain the return of 297 invaluable antiquities to India. @POTUS @JoeBiden,” Prime Minister Modi posted on X.
In July, India and the United States signed their first agreement to stop illegal trafficking of cultural property and return of antiquarian objects to their fatherland.
“Preserving heritage and culture: restituting antiquities. The United States side has facilitated the return of 297 stolen or trafficked antiquities in due course of the controversy over with of PM @narendramodi to US,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X.
“PM @narendramodi and @POTUS @JoeBiden witnessed some antiquities on the sidelines of their bilateral meeting as a symbolic handing over of the artefacts. India and USA recently signed the first ever Cultural Property Agreement to stop illegal trafficking of cultural property and retrieval of antiquities,” Jaiswal posted.
After wrapping up the Quad Leaders’ meeting in Wilmington, Modi has left for New York to take care of a key conclave on the United Nations. In New York, Modi will attend an Indian community event at Long Island on September 22 and address the Summit of the Future on the UN General Assembly tomorrow.
The prime minister’s other engagements consist of participating in a round table with CEOs of American firms engaged on cutting-edge technologies equivalent to AI, quantum computing and semiconductors.
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