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The new India

India shining

By James Lamont

Published: May 27 2009 15:15 | Last updated: May 27 2009 15:15

For stark signs of how the global economic downturn has affected India, look no further than the diamond polishers of Surat and their industry’s accounts in December.

Diamonds are one of India’s great business success stories from the past 30 years. One of the country’s key export sectors, its polishers import rough diamonds, cut and then export them to the big jewellery markets of the US, the Gulf and Europe.

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