China’s back in the bling game! Indian diamond traders cheer as sales sparkle againChina has resumed buying diamonds cut and polished in India after a hiatus of nearly two years, positively impacting rough diamond prices a...
11 Mar, 2025, 08.50 AM IST
G7 has no problem with India buying Russian diamond, but there's a catchThe communication is a breakthrough for domestic diamantaires as G7's sanctions on Russian stones have been a setback for the nearly 1.5 mi...
03 Oct, 2023, 01.22 PM IST
Diamond traders hope Biden visit will restore sparkle to business with USThe Indian diamond trade is hopeful for a better deal with the US following President Joe Biden's attendance at the G20 Summit. The US has ...
06 Sep, 2023, 12.54 AM IST
Indian diamond traders explore non-US marketsRecession is not the only factor that has brought down exports of diamonds to the US from India, which is said to cut and polish nine out o...
08 Aug, 2023, 12.16 AM IST
How Palanpuri Jains captured global diamond tradeThe Jain community is known for its excellence in business and trade not only in India but in many other countries too, most popularly in B...
04 Apr, 2023, 03.06 PM IST
India diamond traders hit by Rupee risks amid Russia supply woesWith Russia’s Alrosa PJSC accounting for about a third of global rough-diamond supply, the $80 billion-a-year industry was thrown into turm...
18 Jan, 2023, 01.40 PM IST
Indian diamond traders arrested in China, accused of smuggling in polished diamondsNews reports being forwarded on bullion groups claim 200 Indian diamond traders have been raided and arrested.
02 Sep, 2020, 04.01 PM IST
Diamond traders urge FM Sitharaman to slash import duty on cut and polished diamondsDuty on polished diamonds was raised to 7.5% in September 2018. This includes duty on diamonds exported and then reimported. “The duty shou...
07 Jul, 2020, 08.00 PM IST
How Brussels airport attack has impacted Indian diamond traders in AntwerpInside the nearly 400 offices of Indian diamond traders in Antwerp, business got back on its feet just a day after the terror attack on Bru...
01 Apr, 2016, 08.49 AM IST
India's diamond trade hub in Mumbai to be opened by NovemberDiamond traders had been lobbying with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cut the middlemen in the trade by setting up an SNZ.
20 Oct, 2015, 10.03 AM IST
- 12 Indian diamond traders held in China to be deported soon
Twelve of the 22 Indian diamond traders, detained in China on charges of smuggling, will be deported in about a week's time.
29 Dec, 2011, 12.43 PM IST
- Narendra Modi thanks China for speeding up trial of diamond traders
Narendra Modi thanked China for acting on his request to speed up the judicial process for 22 Indian diamond traders, most of them from the...
07 Dec, 2011, 08.08 PM IST
- 10 Indian diamond traders jailed in China; 12 to be deported
The 22 traders were arrested on January 8, 2010 in Shenzhen and charged with smuggling diamonds worth $ 7.3 million.
07 Dec, 2011, 05.31 PM IST
- Diamond traders dominate LGT a/c holders' list
The first diamonds of human history were mined in India, which is today home to the world's most powerful group of diamond traders.
06 Feb, 2011, 09.06 AM IST
- Indian diamond traders, US body lock horns
A battle of supremacy has erupted in the diamond world with Surat's diamantaires locking horns with US-based Rapaport Diamond Trading Netwo...
26 Aug, 2010, 04.35 AM IST
- Chinese court extends detention of 21 Indian diamond traders
A Chinese court has extended by two months the detention of 21 Indians, who were captured from the southern city of Shenzhen in January thi...
23 Jul, 2010, 04.42 PM IST
- Indian diamond traders find a friend in China
It's not yet clear if China can lead the world out of recession, but the Asian giant is certainly helping Indian diamond traders out of the...
04 Aug, 2009, 04.42 AM IST