Marrakai,

Until 1947 India was a British colony and quality was, let us say, defined differently than it was afterwards. A lot of the SMLEs (and some No 4s) used by the British were made in India when they were being bombed by the GErmans in WW-2.

Subsequent Indian production manufactured under Indian supervision lacks the quality that earlier guns had - significantly.

Again, if someone wants to spend their money on guns that Indians themselves don't, it's their money.