![How diamond diplomacy adds sparkle to Indo-Russian ties How diamond diplomacy adds sparkle to Indo-Russian ties](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/diamond-industry-russia-india.si_-310x168.jpg)
Direct trade between India and Russia in rough diamonds is a diplomacy gem which was a Russian initiative buttressed by some quick decision-making by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The matter has been under discussion through the diplomatic channels between the two countries for quite some time and came up in a brief discussion between visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Modi during the 15th India-Russian annual summit in New Delhi on 11 December.