@Squawk 7700
Please allow me to paint a slightly different picture about pilots in India .
There are close to 6000 of them unemployed .
About 80-85% learnt to fly and obtained their license outside India due to the lack of good flying schools and flying environment for general aviation
Majority of them going to the US , Canada , Europe , Australia and New Zealand
As you can see they passed the very same tests you did in order to obtain their licenses .
Once they are done with their flying they come back and convert their license to an Indian DGCA one .
They cannot remain in any of these countries due to residency restrictions and such issues ( although a few do )
Indian Aviation has a lot of problems and hence they all went outside to do their flying
All those applicants that Cathay interviews in India probably learnt to fly outside India . They probably received thousands of applications from unemployed 250 hour CPL holders which is why they must have come here to interview candidates .
However these applicants have nil idea on what the job actually is or what kind of lifestyle the salary on offer buys you in Hong Kong
I doubt any Indian pilot with experience employed with the airlines in India will apply to this positions if they find out the Terms and Conditions for this position .
As for Air India and its incidents......
Well the saying here is unless you have powerful connections inside there is no way you will be employed with them .
The above mentioned Co-Pilot probably was employed due to his connections rather than flying skills....
There are numerous threads regarding AI training being below standards....( goes by the username TopTup or something like that for more info )
If you connect the dots I think you can see bigger picture regarding AI