"Notwithstanding, of course, the stupid low first stop altitude in the first place. Another example of daft Indian ATC procedures"
Another example: Tripoli/Afriqiyah Airways, Airbus A330, fine technology aircraft low-tech ATC/Navigation infrastructure – result pointless deaths.
In this latest and similar incident - had Indian ATC benefited from decent equipment/training all of this high tech equipment could fly safely and it is intended to do so. The controller would or should not have to issue ludicrously unsafe clearances that compromise the safe operation of transport aircraft.
There is a huge disconnect in the ATM/Aviation system and so pointless. Pilots - you need to make this disconnect better known and/or refuse to accept dangerous departure clearances. The word to ATC is “unable”