Trump Announces Major Pakistan Trade Deal, Vows Joint Oil Development/Exploration

[Rationale]

Believe me, I too have worried about Pakistan going so deep into the China camp that Pakistan may not be able to come to some 'just peace' with India in future even if that future is nowhere on the horizon right now.
China has been good for Pakistan and vice versa and may that remain like that. But China is not a true 'neighbor' of Pakistan: A tiny sliver of shared border through a very hostile climate. India shares a long border with Pakistan and a long history as well as considerably many things more than Pak China share. And we should never lose sight of those aspect of the three countries despite all the good and bad we see now.

I think most Indian analysts would agree that if Pakistan does come out of the China camp, it is far more likely to lead to a detente between India and China, rather than India and Pakistan.

It is a three body problem where only two can have good relations with each other. In the early years after Independence , the Americans tried to patch things up between India and Pakistan to enlist them both in the alliance against communism and , I suspect, Trump may have something similar in mind, though neither India or Pakistan would be interested in my opinion , India especially so - unless the Pakistani government of the day makes concessions that would be politically suicidal.

Likewise , any improvement in India-China relations will likely come at Pakistan's expense .

I am not making a normative judgement here, just stating facts as they are.

 

[mythbuster]

Dreams are free, execution requires electricity.

We have surplus electricity , we are planning to dump it on the IT sector on concessional rates .....now give a smile with your bottom lips

 

[Rationale]

I mean… I kinda enjoy it here. Indian forums don’t offer this level of entertainment.

Same here. The Indian forums are too boring for those of us who have independent opinions. Pakistan definitely has us beat on ability to entertain.

 

[vasanthm]

We have surplus electricity , we are planning to dump it on the IT sector on concessional rates .....now give a smile with your bottom lips

Oh wow, fantastic news! Now all 34 servers and 2 data centers in Pakistan can finally enjoy uninterrupted power. Silicon Valley better watch out, Sialkot Cloud is coming.

 

[Rationale]

We have surplus electricity , we are planning to dump it on the IT sector on concessional rates .....now give a smile with your bottom lips

Better check with the IMF first. They had raised strong objections against any plans for giving subsidies for such speculative ventures. Pakistan basically has little agency on fiscal and monetary policy while it stays under the IMF bailout program.

 

[mythbuster]

Better check with the IMF first. They had raised strong objections against any plans for giving subsidies for such speculative ventures. Pakistan basically has little agency on fiscal and monetary policy while it stays under the IMF bailout program.

Don't worry about IMF , it will agree after throwing some tantrums... it's the norm .

 

[Rationale]

Don't worry about IMF , it will agree after throwing some tantrums... it's the norm .

No, it is not. You are getting confused between Trump and the IMF. The IMF is a massive bureaucracy that dots all the i's and crosses all the t's. They don't care about Nobel Prize nominations and Nishan e Pakistan awards.

 

[Cash gk]

I mean… I kinda enjoy it here. Indian forums don’t offer this level of entertainment.

You mean lack of intellectualism in discussions there in Indian forums right?

 

[vasanthm]

You mean lack of intellectualism in discussions there in Indian forums right?

There are definitely some sharp, well informed posters here on both sides, always a pleasure to read, even when I disagree. But also plenty of absolute clowns, which makes it a nice, easy hunting ground for us mere mortals.

 

[mythbuster]

There are definitely some sharp, well informed posters here on both sides, always a pleasure to read, even when I disagree. But also plenty of absolute clowns, which makes it a nice, easy hunting ground for us mere mortals.

You are overestimating your own charm ......seems you are awestruck by your own cum .

 

[vasanthm]

You are overestimating your own charm ......seems you are awestruck by your own cum .

Glad to know I might be a clown to some, guess it’s just the natural circle of PDF life.

 

[RAJPUT]

Glad to know I might be a clown to some, guess it’s just the natural circle of PDF life.

What are these stupid GPT replies? Either add something of value or shut the **** up.

 

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[vasanthm]

What are these stupid GPT replies? Either add something of value or shut the **** up.

How else do you respond to stupid taunts?

 

[ety]

Likewise , any improvement in India-China relations will likely come at Pakistan's expense .

Indians can keep dreaming of that, they have been saying that kind message to China for long time over decades, lol. China doesn't conduct its foreign policies as Indians wish. There is no trust between the two countries.