It has always been known that a large bureaucracy breeds inefficiency and red tape. Countries like the former USSR were affected by it as in india right now.
Pakistan, remarkably enough, is in a much better position, and is some 65 countries above nepal, afghanistan, bangladesh, nigeria, india and the phillipines when it comes to business investment.
If we could have political stability and a consistent smooth transition of civilian governments, bring peace to Kashmir and stem the fallout from militants along the Afghan border, Business which are currently reluctant, would love to invest in the business friendly environment of Pakistan.
D 
There is ENDEMIC and CHRONIC poverty in parts of South Asia(particularly in Bangladesh and india) that will take quite some time(centuries) plus financial allotment to reverse as well as the pervasive cultural and social thinking patterns that need to be made in order to reverse the poverty and social decline seen in parts of the Subcontinent which is comparable and in many cases, worse than sub-Saharan Africa.
