Foreword;
Author's Note;
Prologue;
Introduction;
1. DIAMONDS IN THE BLOOD Surat, Roots and the Rise of a Family Business;
2. MENTOR AND MAMA A Man Called Mehul Choksi;
3. A BILLIONAIRE FROM NOWHERE The Creation of a Diamond Mogul;
4. INSIDE PLANET NIRAV MODI Japanese Green Tea and Plans for World Domination;
5. THE INNER CIRCLE Family, Friends and Fools;
6. THE MOTHS AND THE FLAME The Financiers Who Never Took the Bait;
7. IPO OR NO The Show Must Go on;
8. 'WE ACCEPT OLD NOTES" Sluggish Sales, Demonetization and Growing Complaints;
9. HOUSE OF CARDS A Public Bank, Missing Billions and a Jeweller Who Vanished;
10. Occupational HAZARD The Trouble with Easy Money;
Epilogue;
References;
Acknowledgements;
About the Author.

In early 2018, the spectacular collapse of Nirav Modi’s Firestar Diamonds International—once poised to become India’s first global luxury brand—sent shockwaves through the country’s diamond industry and banking system. Accused of defrauding banks of US$1.8 billion, Modi’s downfall cast a harsh spotlight on an entire business community and ignited an international scandal.
Through personal encounters, sharp interviews, and meticulous research, this gripping account unravels the astonishing twists in the Nirav Modi saga. From his beginnings as a third-generation diamantaire apprenticing under his uncle, Mehul Choksi, to building a worldwide empire with stores in London, New York, and Hong Kong, Modi appeared to have it all. Yet behind the façade of success lay a reclusive man with a taste for the high life—one whose ambitions may have pushed him too far.
Flawed vividly chronicles the meteoric rise of a global player and his dramatic fall from grace. Arresting and thought-provoking, it raises crucial questions about how one man’s relentless pursuit of success can bring an entire system to the brink of collapse.