Definitely agree with this. Spicy Indian food goes well with a hoppy IPA. For example, I made saag paneer tonight and drank a Beer'd Dogs and Boats with it. Turned out great.
But I think people don't really think about pairing beer/wine with Indian food that way, because India doesn't have much of an alcohol tradition or culture. There are local traditional spirits, and they are oddly into scotch and/or whiskey, but that's about it. Very few breweries, and wine is almost unheard of. Kingfisher and Taj Mahal are nothing to brag about.