Indicast #245: How the Ukraine war has impacted Surat's diamond industry

Indicast - Indians on India by The Indicast Show

Nov 27, 202333:20News & Politics

Surat's diamond industry has suffered from the prolonged war in Ukraine. Nine out ten diamonds on the planet are polished in the diamond capital of India. But after America slapped sanctions on trade with Russia, workers...

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