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"I would go with the Partner Award because the BA award would likely cost you a good chunk of change. Not to mention Cathay Business Class vs. BA World Traveller Plus."
BA will assess high fuel surcharges on a U.S. to India Business Class redemption regardless of which carrier one actually flies. The surcharge on CX will be less than on BA via LHR or on RJ via AMM, but it will not be nothing; and I'm not sure that BA will permit a TPAC routing on a U.S. to India award because of the much greater travel distance involved (at least if one were starting from NYC).