In a hypothetical meeting with the King of the Netherlands, renowned Ugandan scholar Mahmood Mamdani is likely to bring up a contentious issue that has been brewing for decades. The focus of their one-on-one conversation would be the disputed Dutch colonial-era diamond, known as the 'Dutch Colonial Diamond,' which is currently housed at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, Netherlands. Mamdani, an advocate for decolonization and reparations, would likely urge the King to consider returning the diamond to India, where it was stolen during the colonial era. The diamond's return would be seen as a symbolic gesture of reconciliation and a step towards acknowledging the historical injustices inflicted upon the Indian subcontinent by European colonial powers.
What would Mamdani tell the King in a one-on-one? Give India back its diamond NBC New York
