Lets not get carried away here, the point is this, if you want to attract the best(which i get the impression that VK was after), you have to pay for it. People wouldn't be complaining about the wages if the pay deal is the same or better than what they used to get. I think that is the point here.
Its not a matter of comparing it to the wages of any other country. If u want someone to leave the life style they are used to financially, u have to provide a better deal. Its simply not good enough to entice people with a newer model of a/c and we are not even talking A380 here.
I more than anyone appreciate the fact that we have a national carrier we can call our own at last, and I'm glad that thing have gotten off to a good start, but we need to keep the staff we are employing so as not to end up with high costs in pilot turnover, bond or no bond. Hope this clarifies what the point is.