{"id":63154,"date":"2015-02-12T08:35:25","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T16:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=63154"},"modified":"2015-02-12T08:39:52","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T16:39:52","slug":"can-indians-be-the-best-in-the-world-at-something","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=63154","title":{"rendered":"Can Indians Be The Best In The World At Something?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indians are not a formidable people. 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