They followed the policies the OP is talking about though. That's their point: you need to protect your exporting industries early on so they can develop and be

They followed the policies the OP is talking about though. That's their point: you need to protect your exporting industries early on so they can develop and become efficient. Then you can protect them less as they become higher quality/more productive. All of the countries you listed did this. India has a bunch of economic problems, many of which are self inflicted.