On the Global Front: Rare Stone Controversy

Recently, during my research on the global front, I came across the following story that caught my attention.

The Indian government is making "all possible efforts" to retrieve the Kohinoor diamond contrary to reported comments from the country's Solicitor General that the rare historical stone was given as a gift to the United Kingdom and not stolen. Media reports said Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar told the Indian Supreme Court that the diamond was "neither stolen nor forcibly taken" but had been "gifted" to the East India Company by Punjab rulers.