India demands return of Koh i Noor diamond
2nd June 2010
The diamond has been in British possession since East India Company forces in India defeated the Maharaja of Punjab in 1849 and forced him to hand it over to Queen Victoria as a tribute following the Treaty of Lahore.
So how does India have any claim to it? I don’t see them asking for it to be returned to the proper heir of the Maharaja of Punjab, who in any event was a Sikh, a minority persecuted by the Indian government.