On the other, the vast amount of manufacturing capacity built up over the past few years means that a slightly sharper slowdown, perhaps triggered by lower growth in America, could tip the country back into deflation.
In other words, she is the face of Indian capitalism, and the Indian economy still has vast ambitions despite the 5% drop in growth resulting from the recent economic slowdown, which has slightly tarnished the "India Shining" image.
Mark Cousins has a slightly different take, attributing the recent slowdown of her career to the effects of the digital revolution of the late 1990s and early 2000s, which, he says, led to studios becoming more conservative.
But Investec kept its buy rating on the business, with analyst Angelos Anastasiou saying: Overall, these are good figures: the performance from South West Water is very good, while the slowdown at Viridor is slightly disappointing, but much as expected.
Recent business surveys have indicated slightly slower expansion, but nothing like the slowdown seen in official data.
European countries are showing modest signs of recovering from the global slowdown, with business confidence up slightly.
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, one of Wall Street's top investment banks, told its clients to cut back slightly on stocks because of an expected slowdown in corporate profits.
Because of the economic slowdown, Mr. Thivierge has cut back slightly on his hiring and on internships for M.B.A. students.
On Tuesday, the government reported that consumer spending, which accounts for about two thirds of overall spending in the economy, actually fell slightly in June, suggesting that the recent economic slowdown might be getting worse.
Shares in the No. 2 U.S. mobile provider fell slightly early on Thursday on concerns about a slowdown in wireless revenue growth, despite strong iPhone sales early in the fourth quarter.
