Do you have any example?? To my knowledge all superpowers that became super powers had more potholed road, even at times no roads.
Again all these are independant things as par as effort is concerned. We have enough technical talent, financial resources to carry out all simultaneously, only thing lacking is meritocracy. but as far as economic development is concerned, it cannot happen without borders beings safe. Nehru thought on the same lines as you, and caused immense shame and loss to the country.
