#cuttheclutter

Pakistan’s been chasing oil since the 1950s. Trump is now exploring this decades-old oil fantasy to troll New Delhi. He knows this kind of hyphenation with Pakistan triggers India—and it’s all to gain leverage in the ongoing trade talks. In episode 1705 of #CutTheClutter ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekar Gupta talks about decades of failed exploration in Pakistan and how Trump is weaponising this ‘fantasy’ for negotiation

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read Alex Kimani article: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Why-No-Major-Oil-Company-Is-Rushing-To-Drill-Pakistans-Huge-Oil-Reserves.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read Dawn Reports: https://www.dawn.com/news/1857415/massive-oil-gas-reserves-found-in-pakistani-waters-senior-security-official https://www.dawn.com/news/1861990/striking-oil-a-crude-endeavour --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read New York Times reports: 1959 - https://www.nytimes.com/1959/10/22/archives/new-oil-field-found-in-north-pakistan.html 1960 - https://www.nytimes.com/1960/01/12/archives/pakistan-sees-oil-as-prosperity-key-search-pressed-with-british-and.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apply here for ThePrint School of Journalism : https://tinyurl.com/48hdbx9d --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Produced By: Mahira Khan