One big problem is this India operation is being run from Perth...

One big problem is this India operation is being run from Perth to accommodate the Australian employees (visits to the field are few and far between) - and it should have a proper operations office in Gujarat with some senior people there - I do not think the Indian business can be run efficiently with remote decision making by people of moderate abilities who work a 5 day week, thousands of miles away.
The chairman should have put more focus on operations control in India and less on a nice life in Perth for him and his buddies.