EP3:
You really need to excavate to the right on the first tier. You're going to need to drop your power plant there if you want to proceed in base building due to the power cap.
The satellite situation is a sticky one. India won't leave this month, and you'll roll through next month with the ability to drop one on India and finish Africa, but it also puts you at risk of having multiple 5s and you're too far away from a Nexus. If you don't care too much about the other Asia countries go Nigeria. It's got a decent panic level and gives the most credits out of the 4
You might want to hold back on experimental warfare unless you feel the need to get the Phoenix cannons, as it's only other bonus is the ability to build a foundry, but you're credit crunched at the moment. Thinman autopsy without foundry is useless.
I still suggest arc thrower for Zhang, since he has the accelerated HP to carry it safely. The ability to unlock plasma pistols while Sectoids are around is valuable and you'll be able to progress the story immediately after the containment is built. It also allows you to pick up the shard to get a jump start on the next story segment.