Author discussed serving in India (5)
I believe the answer is:
raita
'author discussed serving' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'india' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'india' could be 'i' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'i' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rata' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for raita that I've seen before include "Something with yoghurt" , "Yogurt, chopped cucumber and spices" , "food dish" , "side order" , "Indian side-dish of cucumber and yoghurt" .)