Absolutely right !!
We do have skin in this game...
Indians have always treated the seven sisters with no investments, no infra, nothing.
This step-motherly treatment has left the whole region underwhelmed.
Get this,
1. China gains valuable Petroleum reserves in Assam that India has been siphoning away for years
2. China gains sea access through Bangladesh using well built infra (roads, ports) and improve the NE region as a whole
3. China gains direct sea access for Tibet and Kunming to develop those regions, just like CPEC will improve trade and development in Kashgarh.
4. Bangladesh will gain much better access to Seven sisters and Tibetan construction materials, such as stone and lumber
5. Bangladesh will gladly grant sub-bases to Chinese subs for patrolling in Bay of Bengal
Well we are a lot closer to Indians than Chinese are.
Take it from me, those pockets of excellence are so few and far between, it is insignificant.
India harbors a sea of mediocrity and some would say (quoting Hillary Clinton), the world's largest "collection of sundry undesirables".
So should "strength in quantity" in this case, apply? More Garbage does not really mean, better...
Indians have been mismanaging their own affairs for more than 2000 years.
I don't see a whole lot of difference in that pattern going forward.