I do agree with the previous post. If you have any qualified Indian applicant for any position within the airline, then they should be offered due consideration. Hiring a low time expat F/O while there are equal number of Indian available makes no sense at all. Now if they require high time expat F/Os' with time in type (because of insurance requirements etc) then it makes sense. Sometimes this is a situation that arises when a new aircraft shows up on the property and the new Capts have no time in type.