Question

Why are the means of transportation and communication called the lifeline of a nation and its content economy ?

Answer 1

Transport system is the means for movement of goods and services from their supply locations to demand locations.The means of transport provide an important link between the producers and consumers of goods.The transport routes or channels are thus the basic arteries of our economy.Therefore, efficient means of transport are pre-requisites of fast development.They help in development of agriculture and industry by providing raw materials and distributing finished product.A well-knit transport and communication system brings people of different regions within the country and the world closer to one another.This promote interdependencies between them.
Within the development in science and technology, the area of influence of trade and transport has expanded far and wide.Different countries, geographically far from each other, are now engaged in trade relations.A product made in the USA is now available in India.Efficient and fast moving transport and communication system has helped to convert the world into a large,closely knit global village.India is part of this network and is well connected with the rest of the world.Its flourishing international trade has added vitality to its economy and enriched the lives of the people by raising their living standards.
A dense and efficient network of transport and communication is a prerequisite of local,national and global trade of today.Thus,modern means of transport and communication serves as lifelines of our nation and its modern economy.  

Answer 2

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴꜱ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱᴘᴏʀᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪғᴇʟɪɴᴇꜱ ᴏғ ᴀ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛꜱ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇ-ʀᴇϙᴜɪꜱɪᴛᴇꜱ ғᴏʀ ғᴀꜱᴛ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ. ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ, ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ɪꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ-ʟɪɴᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴅᴇꜱᴘɪᴛᴇ ɪᴛꜱ ᴠᴀꜱᴛ ꜱɪᴢᴇ, ᴅɪᴠᴇʀꜱɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪɴɢᴜɪꜱᴛɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏᴄɪᴏ-ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴘʟᴜʀᴀʟɪᴛʏ. ʀᴀɪʟᴡᴀʏꜱ, ᴀɪʀᴡᴀʏꜱ, ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀᴡᴀʏꜱ, ɴᴇᴡꜱᴘᴀᴘᴇʀꜱ, ʀᴀᴅɪᴏ, ᴄɪɴᴇᴍᴀ, ᴛᴇʟᴇᴠɪꜱɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴇᴛ ᴇᴛᴄ. ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛꜱ ꜱᴏᴄɪᴏ-ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇꜱꜱ ɪɴ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴡᴀʏꜱ.

ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ, ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴꜱ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇɴʀɪᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ʟɪғᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴅᴇᴅ ꜱᴜʙꜱᴛᴀɴᴛɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴏ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴀᴍᴇɴɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴀᴄɪʟɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛꜱ ᴏғ ʟɪғᴇ.