Topic approved.

Honestly, the riding gear manufacturer scene in India is still very young, and the products are not going to come close to the quality of the stuff you can buy in Europe and the UK. I hate to put it this way, but even if riding gear in India appears to meet the same standards as riding gear available in the UK, I would have doubts that the Indian gear could pass the standard if tested in the UK. You mention "old" standards, but "old" is not the same as "obsolete". India has its own standards for safety equipment, and those standards appear newer simply because they came into existence more recently. The standards in Europe appear older, because they've been around longer, and this means they've been tested more extensively and refined over time. Further, those standards are evaluated regularly, and if they still provide satisfactory protection, there's no need to update them. In other words, an older date isn't necessarily an indicator of a lower standard of safety. Keep in mind too that the safety agencies in the UK and Europe are extremely mature, in that they have extensive experience with regulations. If there were concerns about the safety of riding gear, the manufacturers would have already received pressure from the standards agencies to correct.

There have been motorcycles in the UK pretty much as long as there have been motorcycles in existence, and riding gear companies nearly as old. You're going to have to accept that prices for proper equipment are going to be higher in the UK, but the gear itself will be of much higher quality. Same goes for bikes, parts, and pretty much everything else to do with the riding culture.