Collaborate globally to restore and revitalise Bharatiya civilizational sites
Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 9 Jul 2026
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A continuing commitment is being implemented and needs ongoing monitoring.
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Original manifesto wording
“We will collaborate with countries across the globe to restore and revitalise sites of Bharatiya civilization.”
Our Assessment
The promise was to collaborate with other countries to restore and revitalise sites connected to Bharatiya civilisation. Official evidence shows this is an active cultural-diplomacy line: India hosted the 46th World Heritage Committee in 2024 and announced a USD 1 million grant to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre for global heritage conservation, particularly benefiting Global South countries. Ministry of External Affairs annual reporting also records India-supported restoration of civilizational and heritage sites abroad, including work linked to Ta Prohm in Cambodia and My Son in Vietnam. The commitment is best treated as ongoing because restoration diplomacy is continuous and project-based, not a single finite deliverable. Budget: broad mapped budget evidence exists through the USD 1 million UNESCO World Heritage Centre grant and MEA-supported heritage cooperation, but project-wise utilisation for Bharatiya civilizational sites was not found.
Sources & Evidence
India’s restoration of heritage sites abroad via ASI/MEA (IndBiz, Govt of India)
MEA Annual Report 2023-24
MEA — ASI restoration of Ta Prohm, Cambodia (News On AIR)
World Tourism Day note on UNESCO World Heritage Centre grant
India hosts 46th World Heritage Committee and announces USD 1 million UNESCO grant
Cultural and religious bonds with South-East Asian countries
Promise Timeline
MEA reaffirms ASI leading restoration of Ta Prohm temple, Cambodia (third phase underway) as part of India-Cambodia civilizational heritage cooperation.
View sourceMinistry of Culture reported South-East Asia cultural initiatives, including Ramayana traditions and Indian civilizational imprints in inscriptions and coins.
View sourceIndia concluded hosting the 46th World Heritage Committee meeting in New Delhi, with the Ministry of Culture highlighting global heritage-conservation cooperation.
View sourcePM announces an annual USD 1 million contribution to UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre (at the 46th World Heritage Committee, New Delhi) to support heritage conservation in the Global South.
View sourcePrime Minister announced a USD 1 million grant to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to support global heritage conservation, particularly in Global South countries.
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