spot on. the current prime minister of india is just a puppet. he is answerable to certain other people who are running the country. we are helpless and can't do anything about it. revolutions and protests are on the streets, but they fade away in no time. media is controlled by the government. so they try to bring down the issue if it goes out of hand. the rich and the upper-middle class couldn't be happier living a great life in india. there's plenty and plenty of money there. it is obviously the lower middle class and the poor that are suffering which is shown to all of you watching BBC/CNN. it will take decades for things to get better.
as for the recruiters at CX, I don't think they would even bother looking at the indian licence, when the prsopective cadet holds an Australian/NZ CPL. those pilots will have an added advantage over the others. there are many indian pilots who were trained in australia and some of them have been selected for the 2nd stage in hong kong. I'm sure they're as good as some of the pilots in australia, considering they went through the same training standards.
by the way, is the simulator check ride done during stage 2? what is the pilot checked on? NDB, VOR intercepts? ILS?