Current Affairs - International - Discussion

The United States has made a significant gesture of cultural cooperation by returning over 1,400 looted artifacts valued at $10 million to India. This repatriation is part of a broader initiative to combat the illicit trafficking of antiquities from South and Southeast Asia. The returned artifacts include a celestial dancer sandstone sculpture and other items previously displayed at prestigious institutions like the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. This move reinforces the US-India Cultural Property Agreement, signed in July, demonstrating the US commitment to preserving India's cultural heritage and preventing future looting.