Today star alliance posted on Facebook
MEMBERSHIP NEWS UPDATE! The chief executives of our member airlines agreed today that we will recommence the process to integrate Air India into Star Alliance, to give us a member airline in the important Indian market, and also extend Avianca’s membership to cover Avianca Brazil, so that we keep a presence in Brazil after TAM leaves the Alliance in a few months from now.
So it looks like I guess star beat oneworld for the Indian link (besides LCC's) if Air India actually completes the process this time.