How much 'modal' is Indian music?

Hello ALL, Can the present-day Indian music, so completely tonic-centric, be spoken of as modal music?

Regards,
Haresh.

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Haresh BAKSHI" <hareshbakshi@h...>
wrote:
> Hello ALL, Can the present-day Indian music, so completely tonic-
centric, be spoken of as modal music?
>
> Regards,
> Haresh.

Perhaps -- another word that's been coined is "dronal music".