PoliticalSign formal agreement2026-05-16🇳🇱
Netherlands returns Chola-era plates to India after 14-year diplomatic effort
source: Dutch government -> target: India
On 2026-05-16, the Dutch government and University of Leiden returned the Anaimangalam Chola Copper Plates to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to The Hague. The handover followed a 14-year diplomatic effort and prior advice from the Dutch Commission on Colonial Collections.
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