"I was giving serious thought to going to India - but if they are disregarding the contract - think I'll stay home. If they can do this - what's to prevent them from cutting the pay and saying "sue me."
A very poignant statement that needs to be raised when dealing in India.
On the whole, dealings in India tend to be a bit more "Gentlemanly" than those described above, however, should this situation arise, one could find themselves in a legal trifle for the next few years.
There is currently a case running along the lines of the abovementioned scenario - I will not name the airline for ethical reasons - who more or less shafted an expat pilot, who took them to court & will probably have to sweat it out for the next 5-10 yrs before his case even comes to the bench!!
When in India, get it in writing & you'll be OK.