They are not being put on the street so expats can replace them. No business wants to put a lower paid employee on the street so they can increase their costs by paying a higher salary, travel, living costs, ect. to a foriegn employee. It's pure and simple Indian corruption at it's greatest. The reason the US makes all get US atps is because they don't have a requirement for expats. If they needed expats this would definatly change, but with a ready supply of pilots why would they.