Phasing out expat pilots has been going on for sometime. The south american and east europe pilots were used until dgca
found out that they did not have english speaking abilities. US pilots over 60 were legal until DGCA found out that they were not valid to fly in India. Well since the age 65 rule has been approved in the US, i guess they had to come up with something new. There were also rumors about expats having to do the dreaded indian medical which is not in the best interest of a foreign pilot, since it could cause numerous problems for future employment, anywhere. I hope that this is a wakeup call for some of you'll who have made some drastic changes with great hope for the future.