From Ukraine to Iran, Wars Are Crushing India’s Diamond Capital

As sanctions on Russia and conflict in West Asia choke the world’s diamond supply, the workers of Surat are paying the ultimate price in lost jobs, mounting debt, and a rising tide of suicides.

From Ukraine to Iran, Wars Are Crushing India’s Diamond Capital
Divya Makwana sits in her home beside a photograph of her son Keval in Surat, Gujarat, India. Photographs by Ahmer Khan for Noosphere.