I feel for you, man! My last three projects at this client have been fixing stuff from overseas. Ironically, the H1B Visa guys here are seeing what is going on and are shaking their heads too.
When I'm not concentrating on putting food on the table, I find myself laughing at the absurdities of it all.
I'm a full time employee now and the recognized company expert in my field (DFT). I think the guy in India is feeling threatened and is not cooperating with me. BUT I have had to fix each and every project India has put out since I joined the company last March. In fact, the first few projects I had to fix had glaring BASIC errors in it which only a novice would have made.
BTW I made an hourly rate in the 3 figures contracting 5 years ago. Even at Intel the rate was close to that. I have had many contracting offers that are comparable ... $75-$85 an hour is not unusual