International, Defence and Summits · 27 December 2025

India to assume Chairpersonship of Kimberley Process from 1 January 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 27 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • India will take over as Kimberley Process (KP) Vice Chair from 25 December 2025 and assume the chairpersonship on 1 January 2026.
  • This will be the third time India has been entrusted with the chair of the Kimberley Process.
  • The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) came into effect on 1 January 2003 and has 60 participants accounting for over 99 per cent of global rough diamond trade.

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