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Gurvinder Singh

RARE PHOTOS: Will trump s india tariffs shut down world s biggest cut diamond supplier - The Real Truth

A diamond cutting and polishing unit in Gujarat, India [Photo courtesy Ramesh Zilriya, president of the state's Diamond Workers Association]

For Kalpesh Patel, Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated across India, might well mark lights out for his eight-year-old diamond cutting and polishing unit.

The 35-year-old employs about 40 workers who transform rough diamonds into perfectly polished gems for exports at the small factory in Surat, a city located in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

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