India, May 4 -- The United Kingdom is in talks with India to collaborate regarding shared access to the cultural artefacts, the country's secretary of state for culture, media and sport, Lisa Nandy, said.

Nandy made the statement in response to a question about India's demand to return the Kohinoor diamond.

The 108-carat Kohinoor gem was given to Queen Victoria in 1849 by Maharajah Duleep Singh. It was worn by the Queen Mother on her crown in 1937.

"We have been talking between the UK and India for quite some time about the way that we think we can collaborate much more closely together to make sure that people both in the UK and in India can benefit from and have access to many of the cultural artefacts that stem back to the very diff...