Optimism in India despite gloom worldwide

Worthwhile piece from the New York Times by Heather Timmons contrasting the gloom and despair in the rest of the world with the optimism here in India. The article does end with some dissenting voices, and I certainly think that things will be slower here, but there is much more positive sentiment than the total despair I feel from talking to all kinds of people in the US, and from looking at the economic data.