If the problems can be solved, the returns will be great.
If Facebook et al are truly addictive then I could make the stretch to that and the exportation of opium over foreign borders, but that's more of a worldwide blight.
What you are describing actually applies more to USA than China. Its USA which is a closed country and shutting out anyone it has a mild disagreement with(a.k.a sanctions).
In comparison with China, the US is one of the most open countries in the world. China is horrifically closed-off to investment, imports, and so on.
Where to start ...
You realize that BRI doesn't have grants, just debt, right?
The purpose of BRI is to build ports for the CCP navy, but have somebody else pay for them.
Fact ah. USA is a closed country. Great 50 cents or what.
Infrastructure is so crucial to every society, every process, and every organization and yet it is also so often not given the attention that it needs. .
Not as the boat flies. To be fair, I know nothing about shipping logistics... but it seems like quite a detour to me.
Please, check again. Indian engineers are by no means cheap.
They had decades long experience working with the West. They know American wage levels well, and bargain to the end.
in what way(s)?
In Bangalore the tech parks most of the time run on diesel generators. And the water is kind of de-facto supplied through tankers. There is a fair bit of rain water harvesting but they are not putting in enough to use that through borewells.
My guess is something similar will be worked out this time as well.
South Bangalore/Hosur seems like a nice place for something like this.
"India’s semiconductor demand is said to be valued at around US$24 billion and is expected to reach US$100 billion by 2025. The country’s semiconductor demand currently is entirely met through imports."