China's manufacturing prowess is due to it's factories near the coastline and bigger ports, which means cheaper shipping cost. Meanwhile India's Coastal populace

It's not that all of the Palghar belt don't want investment, they need them most, but any whiff of projects immediately hijacked by politicians mostly NCP funded CPI
Manufacturing happens in interior nodes like Ludhiana, UP, Haryana, MP. If they want to send the containers to export they need to wait in Daytime at Ghodbunder or Mumbra because heavy vehicles aren't allowed during daytime. Mumbai doesn't even have a Bypass road.
Manufacturers and Agro business in western half of Deccan also depend on JNPT or Mormugoa, but wokes have already declared Goa ports, Rail lines and Roads leading to port shouldn't be augmented.