ashis ray, you obviously write for the indian press. india is about the size of western europe.e uk and think "why on earth are you breaking away from this huge political union?" or do they think "ah—ha, perhaps the uk is going back to its old empire instincts?" well, certainly, indian businesses who pitched theirtents in britain with the hope that the entire 500 million eu market would be available to them without any tariffs, they would be disappointed because now, exports from britain to the eu — at least temporarily, if not permanently — will come under customs duties in the european union. and therefore, it's going to be difficult for indian businesses in the uk who export to the eu for the time being. but in india, i think the mood is somewhat of disinterest. i think people are not that concerned as to what the outcome is going to be. at the same time, i think people are worried that it could be disruption notjust to the economies of the eu and britain, but there could be a ripple effect in the rest of the world. a ripple effect in what sense? in the sense that if the econ