This Surat diamond bourse will have 7.1 million sq.ft versus the next largest office-building complex in the world , the US Pentagon, which has only 600,000 sq.ft. !!
This is yet another reason for New INDIA to boast about … outdoing the Pentagon in glittering style indeed !
I have only one word of caution though to the Surat Diamond Bourse — just make sure you have a security system in place to protect your asset which is going to be infinitely more precious than the Pentagon . Please remember that the Pentagon was once not very long ago the target of a daring global terrorism network. And Surat, remember you’re not far away from the western borders of India where many geo-military experts say the epicentre of world terrorism is situated .
The Surat Bourse must be willing and prepared to shell out huge premiums for insurance to cover manifold risks — of terrorism, war, fire, arson, riots and civil disturbance , earthquakes, cyber-attacks… as also spend humongous amounts on heist-proof Security and Surveillance human and electronic infrastructure.
Please don’t ever take it for granted that Diamonds are really forever !
Sudarshan Madabushi
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