Mumbai: The world’s most influential and most read diamond-focussed publication, ‘Rapaport’, has named Prime Minister Narendra Modi among the movers and shakers of the global diamond industry in the year 2023.

Other members including Vipul Shah, chairman of The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC); Gina Drosos, chief executive officer of Signet Jewellers; Feriel Zerouki, president of World Diamond Council (WDC); Mokgweetsi Masisi, president, Botswana; Gabi Tolkowsky, Belgian diamond cutter; were hailed by Rapaport as the most powerful / influential people in the world to shape the future of the diamond industry.

“India’s leadership and significance in the global diamond trade continues even in 2023. We are proud and privileged that our Prime Minister supports us to keep the sparkle intact,” Shah said in a press release here on Saturday.