Hi Weido,
I was under the impression that this initial medical is more intense and probably something that 18-25 year olds regularly experience, but not (until now) expats in their 40's and 50's
.
As many have pointed out there are rather large Kingfisher Pilots
(its all the free beer) roaming the corridors of VABB who are in their 50's. They get through their regular medicals.
However that isn't to say that you aren't correct and young Pilots who might have normal (International Standards) correctable vision might have had trouble getting past the Indian Military Pilot vision testing.