hi i am indian and i had the same poroblem!!!!

globle firmware will not work for us but the good news is skype is available for indian in ovi store just go to ovi store from ur mobile and install it (app does not have any shortvut in the menu) so see skype in> sttings >voip accounts

here is my thread when i look for it first time in ovi
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=65525
good luck (dont forget to press thanks!)