People started moving west, so waterways, roads,and railroads became more common.
The British Empire wasn't a consistent empire. Every colonie had their on viewpoint and methods for each empire. They did neglect some of there own and even america.
Exports rise more to China than to US, says SBI. The bank has suggested the Export Refinance Scheme to be reintroduced by the Reserve Bank of India in INR and foreign currency. While overall exports to US grew by 9.46% to $52.4 billion in FY19, for China the growth was 25.6% to $16.7 billion.