Bharat is Sanskrit for India, literally meaning 'to be maintained'. I was thinking about that during the opening of the Bharat Diamond Bourse. After years of construction, the facility was officially inaugurated with a number of large firms starting to moving in. Read More...

Much was said in the last week or so about KP+. For those in a hurry, I'll start from the end – it's probably dead. It was born dead, according to a number of insiders. And, after initial details about it were published, the undercurrent against it was so strong that its chance of becoming a live reality is now very slim. Read More...

Next week the attention of the global diamond industry's leadership will be focused on Mumbai. India's diamond industry is holding the Mines to Market Conference and judging from the agenda, a number of events will provide interesting headlines. Read More...

When Blue Nile CEO Diane Irvine said that she wants to be "a disruptive force" in the jewelry industry, what kind of disruption did she have in mind? Read More...

Hopes and speculation are no substitute to listening to the market. And the market has spoken. After weeks of high hopes for a solid trading event at the Hong Kong fair, traders returned home without budging much on prices. What message does that send to manufacturers? Read More...

Next month it will be two years since the sharp drop in BHP Billiton’s tender prices marked the big dip in rough diamond prices, an event that shook the diamond industry. Where are tenders going now? Read More...

Be the public sentiment what it may be, whatever the review mission writes in its report (if it succeeds in writing a report), and over whatever issue and for whatever reason the NGOs slam Zimbabwe – the global diamond industry already has a verdict. Read More...

At noon London time this past Monday, Diamond Trading Company (DTC) Sightholders heard some good news. They will be allowed to buy goods at a place that until now was a secondary market sanctuary, Diamdel. Read More...

A week packed with little stories: A review mission discovery, surprise NGO appointment, a Rio Tinto set back, the legality of KP goods and India - separate, yet all intertwined. Read More...

Summertime is a notoriously slow time for news organizations. Little usually happens, and news staffs around the world are on vacation, just like most other working people. Read More...