<h1>India Appointed Vice Chair for Kimberley Process 2018; Set to Chair in 2019, Leading Conflict Diamond Trade Prevention.</h1> India has been appointed as the Vice Chair for the Kimberley Process (KP) in 2018 and will assume the role of Chair in 2019, following a decision at the KP Plenary Session in Brisbane, Australia. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) aims to prevent the trade of conflict diamonds. India, a founding member of KPCS, was also selected to chair the Ad Hoc Committee on Review Reforms to improve the scheme. The Indian delegation proposed measures to enhance the security and efficiency of the KP, including better enforcement and technological solutions to distinguish between natural and lab-grown diamonds.