[Assam] Gems and Jewelry - India's global trade

[umesh sharma]

Saw this movie Blood Diamond --how crimes are committed in Africa in many countries to get gold and diamonds. The movie showed India --which does maximum ccutting and polishing of diamonds after sourcing them from Belgium .
   
  Congo is full of violence --it has maximum gold, mineral resources. Why cannot they set up diamong cutting, polishing in Africa only . Ofcourse traditioonally diamonds were only found in India till late 19th century so India has skilled manpower. 
   
  Umesh
  

umesh sharma <jaipurschool at yahoo.com> wrote:
    As might be known -- India's gems, jewelry exports have been the maximum forex earner for India - it might be changing due to service industry nnow.
  http://www.kgkgroup.com/kgk-team.html
  http://www.kgkgroup.com/global-presence.html
   
  Here is one whose owner I have met in his own mansion in 1996 while trying to sell him webspace on www.expressindia.com . My cousin Vikas Nirmal (now working for him in New York) introduced me to him. I am going to NYC to stay with him for New Year celebration and see the ball going down at Times Square.
   
  In 1995 I researched and wrote a project paper (for my MBA program) on India's jems and jewelry exports -- after visiting EXIM Bank , Delhi (Export-Import Bank) and Diamond Plaza, Mumbai -as well.
   
  It is remarkable how much one can accomplish from so little if one puts their mind to it -as seen from these gems' polishers and exporters ---some also export handicraft items --like  leather made dinosaurs (after Jurassic Park succes).
   
  http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/09/18/8386184/index.htm
   
  Umesh


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Umesh Sharma
5121 Lackawanna ST
College Park, 
(Washington D.C. Metro Region)
MD 20740 

1-202-215-4328 [Cell Phone]

Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005

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website: www.gse.harvard.edu/iep
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