What is the major question facing india, and south asia as a whole?

South Korea, Vietnam and Indonesia, but also that the region as a whole is on its way to eclipsing the West. ... Today, the Asian continent confronts two major challenges.  Pakistan, also a virtually failed state, faces unprecedented .Civilian rule, all while locked in a nuclear arms race with archrival India

the first phase of the government’s plan for settlement was building the transcontinental railroad. the railroad provided a way to bring settlers and manufactured goods west and ship their agricultural and mining produce east. the transcontinental railroad was an essential artery for rapid development of the frontier.

the second phase of the government’s plan was a liberal land distribution policy that made it possible for many people to homestead. with these two key elements—transportation and cheap land—the government rapidly achieved its goal of persuading people to move west, settle on farms, and push back the frontier.