"Some people seem to be getting mightily confused between age and experience. "
Yes they certainly are. Flew with some youngsters (18/19/20) in baesystems in Jerez who went straight into GB Airways (with 200+ hours) who were known by everyone there to be excellent. One ended up flying with another ex-student of Jerez who made LHS at 25. So you don't have to look as far as India.