Lauding India's robust recovery after the global economic meltdown, Deputy Chairman of India's Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, on Tuesday said that India's economic fundamentals quite strong. Reacting to a question about the completion of the first year of the ruling United Progressive Alliance government, Ahluwalia described the year as a good beginning. On being asked about high fiscal deficit of the country, Ahluwalia said that India's condition is much better than many countries across the globe.