DAVOS, Switzerland: Saving the world was on the agenda, but for many of the business leaders, academics and activists who attended the "Big Debate'' at the World Economic Forum, the theme may very well have been: Saving the West from China and India.
Foreboding hung in the air Wednesday as participants discussed key issues that global society must confront to navigate what Harvard University President Lawrence Summers described as one of the most important moments in history - Asia's new economic might.