This is exactly what we would need to advance our propulsion technology. Companies with money wanting to be the first to get there the quickest way to mine it and then sell the shit on Earth.
Although I'm sure the United States would rather have India make progress in astronomy than China. So joint-ventures between NASA and ISRO would be more likely. Also not to mention the fact that the democracy vs. communism angle with US and Russia is analogue with India and China.