The famous Kohinoor diamond of the British crown is unlikely to be returned to India as the growing demand for the diamond’s return is based on weak legal grounds. Alok Sharma, Minister of Asia and Pacific affairs of the government of the United Kingdom indicated on Tuesday that probably it will never find its way to India. His comments reflected the British strategy on the rare diamond which is set in the crown of the British monarch. “As far as this issue is concerned, there is no legal grounds for restitution,” Mr. Sharma said. But following public criticism of the submission, the government said that it would try to bring the diamond back.

Source: The Hindu July 26, 2016 19:52 UTC