Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Netherlands Prime Minister Rob Jetten were present together at the restitution ceremony for Chola-era copper plates in The Hague on 16 May 2026, marking a formal return of the artefacts to India.
The ceremony in The Hague on 16 May 2026 saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Netherlands Prime Minister Rob Jetten jointly preside over the return of Chola-era copper plates, underscoring growing India-Netherlands cultural ties.
Chola-era copper plates were formally handed over to India during the restitution ceremony in The Hague, Netherlands on 16 May 2026, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in attendance to receive the historically significant artefacts.
The handover of Chola-era copper plates at The Hague on 16 May 2026 represents a repatriation of ancient Indian cultural property, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi present to formally accept the artefacts on India's behalf.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Netherlands Prime Minister Rob Jetten in The Hague on 16 May 2026 for the restitution ceremony, at which Chola-era copper plates were officially returned to India in a gesture of bilateral goodwill.
The return of Chola-era copper plates from Netherlands to India, facilitated at a ceremony in The Hague on 16 May 2026, is part of India's broader effort to recover cultural heritage held abroad, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally overseeing the handover.