Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry: BlackBerry8530/5.0.0.1030 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/417)
At that time of year, it's also possible to travel between North America and India for only 40,000 AA miles, by combining a YVR-Europe award with a Europe to AMD award. You could stop over in Europe, or merely have a connection there.