Friday, July 27, 2012

Kolkata historians want India to claim 48 tons of silver recovered from World War II shipwreck

......The assets recovered were being taken from the British-ruled city Calcutta, now Kolkata, which was an Indian territory. I think the Indians should have a say to find out whether it was public capital or private capital. If it was public capital then the state must play a role," historian CR Panda, a former director of Calcutta's Indian museum, told MAIL TODAY. Panda said the finance ministry, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), ministry of external affairs and law must step in to look into the international legal parameters of the recovered items if they want to lay any claims...........

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