New Delhi. PM Modi has gone on a three-day visit to America. Apart from participating in the Quad summit here, the PM also held bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden. Meanwhile, America has given a special gift to PM Modi. Actually, America has returned 297 antiques to India, which were smuggled from India.
Let us tell you that Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached America on Saturday to participate in the Quad Summit. During this, PM Modi met US President Joe Biden, where Biden warmly welcomed Modi at his residence. As soon as they met, the two leaders hugged each other. After this, Biden held PM Modi’s hand and brought him inside his house.
According to information, since 2014, India has recovered 640 ancient rare objects from different countries. America alone has returned 578 items. Illicit smuggling of cultural property is an age-old issue that has affected many cultures and countries throughout history and India has been particularly affected by it.
Apart from the current visit, Modi’s previous visits to the USA have also been particularly fruitful in terms of the return of antiquities to India. During his visit to the US in 2021, 157 rare items were handed over by the US government, including an exquisite 12th century bronze Nataraja statue. Also, a few days after his visit to the US in 2023, 105 antiquities were returned to India, officials said.
