Excuses or reality?

I'm guessing there may be many cultural issues at play here, but nowhere in your post do you mention that you and your fiance are in love with each other.... Are "smooth" and "comfortable" enough for you? Do you want parents/in-laws to have this much influence on your married life and decisions? If you're now considering -- even casually -- another man's proposal, I'd call off your current engagement and do some major soul searching (and perhaps spend some time with a therapist) to sort out what YOU want in a marriage. Good luck to you.

While I am not Indian, I was engaged to one years ago, and we ended up ending it because his family did not like me. I know that in the Indian culture, family is extremely important, so that may be a big hurdle to overcome in your marriage if his family doesn't like you. Would you be prepared to deal with that?

I don't think you should entertain any other kind of proposal right now until you figure out what you want to do. Maybe it's time for YOU to make the decisions here and decide if you're okay with being in limbo or if you want to move on to other things. I would take the time you need to make the decision though, and not just jump into something else solely to be married.

Maybe it became unclear, I don't want to move on with this friend of mine but move on with my life. After talking to this friend, I felt my fiance is not so excited about this marriage and I really need to rethink. I have made some career decisions to be with him and don't want to regret later. I have asked my fiance, that marriage is not compulsion, we can take a few more years before marrying but postponing again and again and discussing this every single day is harming my peace of mind. I asked him if if you are delaying it because of some real reasons or you don't want to marry. He starts giving new reasons every time we discuss and my heart is not sure if they are excuses or real reasons.