India Says Ties with Pakistan Improving

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India's foreign minister said Wednesday that a "trust deficit" with Pakistan was shrinking as he headed for a regional summit, in a clear sign of warming relations between the neighbors.

"The trust deficit with Pakistan is shrinking," S.M. Krishna said on board his flight to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in the Maldives, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.

He also said that it was necessary for Pakistan and India to develop a joint strategy to fight terror in the region, the agency reported.