India Hosts Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting 2026 in Mumbai

📌 Summary:

• Kimberley Process (KP) Intersessional Meeting 2026 commenced in Mumbai under India's Chair (May 11-14, 2026)

• Brings together KP Participants, Observers, World Diamond Council and Civil Society Coalition to deliberate on global natural diamond trade

• India's 2026 Chairship theme focuses on the 3Cs — Credibility, Compliance, and Consumer confidence in the natural diamond sector

• KP Chair Shri Suchindra Misra highlighted KP's role in supporting peace, protecting livelihoods and strengthening legitimate diamond trade in producing nations

• Sessions cover artisanal & alluvial diamond production, statistics, monitoring and measures to strengthen trust in the natural diamond value chain

• The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) was established in 2003 to prevent "blood diamonds" (conflict diamonds) from entering mainstream trade

• India is a top-three global diamond trade hub (with Surat being the largest diamond cutting/polishing centre)

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS Paper 2 — International Organisations; GS3 — Indian Economy (gems & jewellery exports)

📝 Prelims Facts:

• Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) — established in 2003

• India is KP Chair for 2026; theme: "3Cs — Credibility, Compliance, Consumer confidence"

• KP brings together 85+ countries; includes World Diamond Council and Civil Society Coalition as observers

• Surat handles ~90% of world's rough diamond cutting

🔑 Key Term: Kimberley Process — international certification scheme that prevents trade of "conflict diamonds" mined in war zones and sold to finance armed conflict against governments