Narendra Modi is preparing a campaign to reclaim items in UK museums and held by the royal family, such as the Koh-i-Noor diamond
A leading writer on the British empire says it is inevitable that Indian jewels and historical artefacts looted under colonial rule will be returned, amid reports that the country will begin a campaign to get them repatriated.
Sathnam Sanghera, who authored Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain and fronted documentaries on the subject for Channel 4, said the latest demands are part of a series of former colonies reassessing their own time under empire.
