Where I previously worked, we had a server room with over a hundred laptops, many late intel MacBook pros much better than the computers coworkers in India were using, but we just could not get them there from the US. The best we could do is ask coworkers traveling to visit the India team if they were willing to carry an additional laptop through customs. But a work laptop, personal laptop, and now a second "personal" laptop, even just three devices, would sometimes cause them a headache. If the logistics were easier, I am sure more of what you are proposing would happen.
However, if your laptop meets these criteria, you can forgo paying duties:
- it is used or opened with signs of wear or tear,
- it has an older invoice (3+ years) showing purchase outside India,
- it has repair or warranty documents from previous use abroad.