In a major cultural restitution effort, the United States has returned 657 stolen antiquities worth nearly $14 million to India. The recovery, announced by Alvin Bragg, highlights decades of organised smuggling involving traffickers like Subhash Kapoor and Nancy Wiener. From a rare Avalokiteshvara statue to a damaged sandstone Buddha, the artefacts reflect both India’s rich heritage and the scale of global cultural theft.
