Surat Polishes 90% of the World's Diamonds. Here's How Little India Keeps.
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Surat touches 9 out of every 10 diamonds in the world. 💎
But touching value is not the same as owning it.
India masters precision.
Others master perception.
A worker earns ₹15,000 shaping a stone
that later sells for ₹40 lakh under a global name.
That gap is not skill.
That gap is power.
For decades, companies like De Beers controlled supply.
Brands like Tiffany & Co. and Cartier controlled desire.
And India stayed in the middle.
Doing the hardest work.
Keeping the smallest share.
But this is shifting.
With hubs like ...