Well... time will tell as to the fate of the expat. FATAs expire on the 31st of July. Will the DCGA renew or not renew the FATAs? That is the question. Will the Indian airlines who employ expats such as Spice Jet, Jet Airways, India Express, to name a few sit idly if the DGCA does not renew the FATAs? I don't think these airlines who are recovering from poor economic times desire to take a slide back.
Perhaps the locals should realize the presence of the expats is to allow the locals to get up to speed so they can operate their own aircraft in a manner deemed to be safe in accordance with their respective airlines' SOPs and DGCA regulations.
Again, time will tell.
On a side note... back in March an expat took ill during a QTA from Cochin to Doah. The Times of India, a propaganda rag, labled the first officer as a hero for single handedly landing the Jet. The article failed to mention that the captain was in the cockpit during the landing and the first officer, by the miracle of the Sky Gods, was able to engage Autopilot "B" for a successful auto land. The captain taxied to the gate without any event. What can I say... thank god for Microsoft simulator pilots. Keep pushing those buttons.