With the alliance, Govt of AP is primarily aiming at integrating blockchain tech in to governance and that's that. Their vision is still perfectly aligned with RBI guidelines and will perfectly act as a case study for the rest of the states to follow should things fall in place. Not sure what "situation" are you hinting at.
From the article: “Of course there are challenges of 24/7 power. We accept all of that – but we have been able to come up with a solar-based long term vision that is not subsidy based.”
Headline is not possible at face value except that it is.
Legacy networking gear might have faced, back in the days, a chronic lack of tools when confronted with performance and/or stability issues. And most of tools/solutions developed were as a direct result of the push from the industry for concrete solutions that instrument the problem methodically. May be the challenges faced by SDN/NFV can similarly be classified as growing pains and the times may present a tangible solution to address the problems you've discussed.
I did something very similar and approached the hiring manager to show him what I've done. While he appreciated my work, he wanted me to work (for free) on the company's Github stuff and said he will call me if that something opens up.
PS: I am okay spending my free time on his cool project but it progressively looks unsustainable.
This is my 10th year of employment in Bay area and by any reasonable estimates, I am not laying eyes on my Green Card for another half a decade. And no, i am not in the "slow lane". Makes me wonder if employers are lobbying Washington hard for things to be this complicated.
Wish you better than the best.