You are a simple person. India can never develop at the speed of China.The thing is it's not just about China. East Asia countries in general(Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, the ones I've been to ) tend to be more organized and better in public planning than south Asian countries. In fact we are all impressed about the spectacular Chinese growth story and are wowed by it. However, if we put it in context with other East asian countries like Japan, South Korea or even Taiwan to some extent (China's peers) then it's not that spectacular to be honest. China is just following the same route/trajectory all these countries already went through long ago. The only difference is that China was late to the game and is far more populous, so the effect and extent of it's growth has more impact on the world than it's peers did.
I guess the other advantage they have is that they have very developed and advanced neighbours/peers which has also helped them in attracting more investments, trade, ties and links with these countries and thereby helped shaped the country's society/public and government into adopting a forward development thinking since they have advanced peers to compare with and learn from their mistakes and successes and better adapt them to their country. Etc.
India and South Asia by contrast is one of the poorest regions on earth(if not the poorest region altogether) and there is no single advanced developed country in south Asia. So I guess it makes it hard for the indian public/government and society as a whole to really put things into perspective, compare and contrast, learn from and advanced together etc. All this is lacking which makes development more difficult in the region I guess. Hopefully South asia will one day come out from it's current predicament. But for this to happen they need at least one country to rise up, get it's act together, industrialized and develop, this will help galvanize the others and carry the other counted along.
Simple example , the Mumbai ahmedabad high speed rail. A prestigious project backed by the PM . Paid by the Japanese with very low ling term interests.
But the state government in maharashtra changed to a opposition party and it is opposing the project. So in 4 years negligible land acquisition in maharashtra for a rail line. Contracts are restricted to the Gujarat state.
Indian capital Delhi faces severe pollution every year from crop burning in Punjab but central government can do nothing. One of the demands of the agitating farmers is that they will not be pressured to shift from crop burning.
Actually the Chinese i was working with, were in India for quite a few months , in a 2nd tier city , and they asked me why we dont widen the roads by relocating the houses and shops. They have no concept of internal opposition, except as a eyewash.