KARACHI: Like a true diplomat, Dr TCA Raghavan does not mince his words when he lays down the elements that form the basis of India-Pakistan relations.
“The perception is wrong that India needs Pakistan’s economy to enter Afghanistan and eventually Central Asia,” said the high commissioner of India to a lecture room full of students and academics at Habib University on Wednesday. He was invited to speak on ‘History and Diplomacy – Contextualising India-Pakistan Relations’. “We already have a huge market in India, so big that sometimes we struggle to cater to it entirely.”