Indian food and red wine

Emily,

A slightly chilled Beaujolais village would be acceptable as it it light in body, and has good forward fruit.

This is probably too late for your dinner party :o but for the next time: try a Blaufrankisch. It's an Austrian grape. We had it at Fatty Crab, a Malaysian-inspired (read: SPICY!!!) restaurant, and it worked really well with the food. We've since had it at home with other spicy food. Not at all expensive, either.

Gosh, I think I may be too late as well,but here goes...stay with apple and pear flavors found in whites as they will refresh and coat at the same time. Don't go sweet unless you are serving an after meal wine. But stay white, fruity, and no "wood" flavor. I don't know what spices are there so it's dificult to give a sure thing. Try making up some samples of your dinner and treat your local wine merchant in exchange for advice. That's what I usually do.

WOW, what a quandery, if pairing with things like a vindaloo, Ild think some thing along the lines of a lexia....sweet=heat, with anything tandori, Ild be thinking white as well, only a very few dishes I would think to pair with a red, but we live in a time where classical perception is out the window, drink what u want w/ what u want...
I feel for the situation you are in...
The Jains, own the hotel I work for, devout veggies, but still drink the most unusuall matches w/ some of the cuisine I provide them...they like thier Martinis,haha