{"id":745,"date":"2015-05-29T07:27:31","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T07:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/?p=745"},"modified":"2025-07-25T11:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T06:45:17","slug":"history-heavily-weighs-on-ties-says-indian-high-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/habib.edu.pk\/HU-news\/history-heavily-weighs-on-ties-says-indian-high-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"History heavily weighs on ties, says Indian High Commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: \u201cRelations between neighboring countries are always difficult. And ties between India and Pakistan are no exception. But things can improve, depending on the kind of policies we craft in future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was the point that High Commissioner of India Dr T.C.A. 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