We are native indians not indenture slaves, we the different tribes were the first people to occupy the lands. Just stop lying. I'm of Pata'mòna tribe. You know nothing.
I am guyanese. Your documentary about guyana and the situation with venezuela is very accurate. Essiquibo belong to my county guyana. We have many hindus living in that essiquibo region. Maduro is just a bully. we guyanese will not give up an inch of our land.
@@Harsh-rf9k I am a Guyanese and yes Indian movies play there but with English subtitles. Guyana is the only English speaking country in South America. Visiting India is far removed for a lot of Guyanese due to their economic situation. Unless you are wealthy then it’s possible.
@@razeka62 but you people are lucky now. Since oil is found in your country, guyana gdp is growing very fast. Soon, you people will also become rich like oil rich arabs.
@@Harsh-rf9k I migrated since 1982 but still have families there. To be honest I hope the people do get benefits from the government but I also know regardless who is ruling the country, the politicians line their pockets and the citizens get left behind.
Beautiful, Sri Shekhar Ji!!! A good synopsis of Guyana. As a first generation born in Guyana from Indian parents from Kanchipuram and Cuddalore, Nellakuppam, near Rameshswaram, TN, I do enjoy your show CUT THE CLUTTER. Although we were not born in Bharatha, Bharatha was born in us. Jai Hind & Jai Sri Ram VANAKKAM! 🇬🇾🙏🇮🇳
Greetings to you all my ancestral homeland- India from Guyana. Mr Shekhar is on point with his facts on the subject matter. It should be noted that when Hugo Chavez was president he once visited Guyana and said this border controversy is an "imperialist invention" that there are more important issues to look at and so he never created an issue. Now his protégé is acting strangely. But as you would have already known there was a meeting held in St Vincent and the Grenadines last Thursday 14th December where both Maduro and our president held talks on easing the tension that Venezuela has indicated through that questionable referendum to invade Guyana to annex the Essequibo region. So, since that meeting the temperature between the two nations especially in Guyana has somewhat gone down a little. But we must remain vigilant. Now, since you've mentioned cricket I'll like to add for those who might be interested that Rohan Kanhai, Basil Butcher, Alvin Kalicharran were all born from the village- Port Mourant, Berbice- this is the eastern county( next to Suriname) of the three counties that make up Guyana; the others being Essequibo and Demerara. It is this very Port Mourant that the father of the nation- Dr. Cheddi Bharat Jagan came from too. Peace out. 🙏🏽🇬🇾
It's a shame that, rather than helping Guyana, India (or its mainstream media atleast) seems to be more focused on blaming a bashing Britain for sending a patrol ship to support Guyana 🙄 great video on your part though sir!
At this point, the people of Guyana need to forget about what anyone says or thinks. They need to fight for their land. Stand up to these bullies. As a Colombian, I stand with Guyana!
This is true. Britain is the only country that actually took action. Now many of them are calling it a provocation but are forgetting that Venezuela has Iranian militants on the ground and is backed by Russia. Even more messed up is the fact that India and Russia are allies. So whose side is India really on? All the while the Guyanese people are left without security.
He has not, Guyana has first people indigenous people, makushi, wapashan, wai wai, Carib, Pata'mòna, warrau, etc, those that came during colony were 5 races, Africans, east indians, Europeans, Portuguese, Chinese. And Native I dians of those 9 tribes make up the 6 races. So he don't know better. To explain the history because of their political matters.
@@MileeSimmon-db8ub Miles - I was talking about the old relationship between Guyana / Venezuela and India, about which I learnt something from this episode . The fact that Guyana has other ethnicities is also interesting - thanks for the information you provided. My suggestion is that if there is a specific mistake in the video, you should just post it in a comment - I am sure they will learn from it and improve.
New York City (borough of Queens) has a large Guyanese population. During my stay in New York, I regularly went to Ozone Park in Queens to try their version of Indian food. Guyanese people have maintained Indian culture - they have built small Hindu temples, watched Indian movies, and learned both classical and modern Indian music. I am back in India but in touch with my Guyanese friends.
I lived in Guyana for 2 years. The Indo-Guyanese and Amerindian people are wonderful. I found it strange to see such Indian influences in South America. They’ve created a beautiful fusion culture. I’ve even visited their Hindu temples in Georgetown. I consider them my people and forever stand with them.
@@theawesomeman9821 I truly believe they kept all the good parts of Indian culture with them and did away with what no longer served them. Their version of Hindi is called Guyanese Hindustani.
A must know by us Indians…what is happening elsewhere too is important… About two decades back, it was reported that a President of USA thought that India-Pak conflict is civil war… Tailpiece: It is good to know India is discussed/ has interests in all parts of the world… better now than never
Thanks for bringing current affairs with history, a touch of cricket, local products, famous personalities and many more. It is wonderful to listen to you Mr.Shekhar Gupta. You narration is impeccable and engaging.
Why should India help Guyana, how is it your business? If so then it is also Africa's business as the population of Guyana are mainly people of African and Indian descent. We will not allow India if Africa is not involved... know that
The territory was once been part of the Spanish province of Venezuela but by the time of Bolivar's revolution, it had passed from Dutch to British hands and merged with Demerara. Even Bolivar didn't dream of trying to wrest it from the British.
Points :- Resource Curse 43% PIO - 85% Hindus - Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas award + Coolie for Coolie, Black for Black (Apna Jaat politics) British colony, independence in 1966 - Sugar plantations - Cricket (Georgetown capital - West Indies team - Shivnarayan Chandrepaul, Clive Lyod, Shimoren Hetmeyer) EsseQuibo river - Essequibo Guyana on the West - Venezuela claims (70% land, 20% population) Oil angle - 11 bn barrels - offshore reserve (304bn reserve total for Venezuela - heavy crude oil - good for Indian Refineries - Nicholas Maduro - earlier Hugo Chavez - 2018 - 130k% inflation, 2022 - 230% inflation) Extracts 300k barrels crude oil daily - India's consumption is 5mn barrels per day Colonial - Venezuela - Spanish colony, Guyana - British, Suriname - Dutch, Brazil - Portuguese, French Guyana - France
Thankyou verymuch for the updates daily An excellent informative Journalism in today's times ❤❤❤❤ It's lovely listening to ShekarGupta's editorial journalism since Newspaper days of India journalism ❤ Its nice listening to all and sundry in the newspaper MEDIA
Appreciate you taking up this issue. Highlighting the cultural link between India and Guyana. I am from Trinidad , where the demographics are similar, and we share that Indian cultural connection over a century after the first Indians were brought by the British. Many of India do not know this history, I look forward to you looking at the history of Indian indentured ship some time .
As a kid I used to think Sunil Narine is Indian(like our citizen) who somehow plays for West Indies🤣 only later I realized how diverse & interesting Caribbean history/heritage is.
Highly informative ctc, SG. Glad that we are following international issues regularly. There is increasing interest into that. With India also actively pursuing its relations with South American countries and our own people over there in large numbers, we really need to keep an eye on that geography.
Thanks for all the right information about Guyana i am Guyanese and not only oil we have there are about 27 natural resources we have the world only here in about oil and Essequibo belongs to Guyana
My advice to Guyana: Recruit Hindu Gurkhas from Nepal & India with a promise of land grant, request weapons and medical supplies from India and request U.S. to blockade of Venezuelan navy. You will be able to defend your lands for sure.
I met a lot of indians from brampton in canada and they only think indian came from india.What kind of geography they study in school in india.India is a third world country and so crowded with a population of 1.4 billion.I am so glad my foreparents chosen the west indies to allow us to be guyanese free from your cast system and 50%poverty rate.
The Reason why it is offensive that Venezuela threatens Guyana for resources ... is that Venezuela has world's greatest recoverable reserves of petroleum. If the government of Venezuela simply maintained and developed *invested* their vast resources, they would be a RICH country, rather than a joke.
BEAUTIFUL, SHEKAR JI !! A SYNOPSIS OF GUYANA. I AM AN INDO-GUYANESE FIRST GENERATION WITH MY PARENTS FROM KANCHIPURAM AND CUDDALORE, NELLAKUPPAM, NEAR RAMESHSWARAM. RIGHTLY, WE WERE NOT BORN IN BHARATHA BUT BHARATHA WAS BORN IN US.
India should set up an army base in my country guyana. Guyana and india should do more trade with each other. We have baroda bank in guyana and we use to have TATA buses. Guyanese love india because our ancestors came from india.
BHARAT MATA KI JAI! MY MOTHER LAND ! 🇮🇳🚩🇬🇾 IM GUYANESE HINDU..... MY GREAT GRANDFATHER CAME OFF THE SHIP FROM INDIA AS AN INDENTURED LABOR.... "BHAIRO PASAD" FROM BIHAR UP INDIA... hari om tat sat 🇬🇾🚩🇮🇳💯🕉
New York City (borough of Queens) has a large Guyanese population. During my stay in New York, I regularly went to Ozone Park in Queens to try their version of Indian food. Guyanese people have maintained Indian culture - they have built small Hindu temples, watched Indian movies, and learned both classical and modern Indian music. I am back in India but in touch with my Guyanese friends.
Thank you for appreciating and supporting our journalism, my friend. I'm glad you found this episode insightful. Do keep watching and writing in...best wishes, Shekhar
Thank you, my friend. The encouragement, when we cover something off the beaten path, is much appreciated. Do keep watching and writing in...best wishes, Shekhar
Very good analysis. I sometime criticize your understandable timidity on Indian affairs that involves BJP (am sure you don't want to end up in Tihar Jail), but on foreign matters, you are totally brilliant
If you want to understand how it was to speak on Indian affairs that involved Congress during Congress rule, ask Mr. Shekhar Gupta. If you were aware, shivers will go down your spine. BJP govt is saint infront of that 😊
Its venezualan sour crude oil with high sulphur content, i.e.1 - 4 % S . Another major source of sour crude is from off shore terminals at Rastaura, Saudi Arbia, under Aramco. Relience Industries is a major player for handling the cheaper sour crude as their modern refinaries across western India are all fitted with desulphurisation plants capable lowering the sulphur content during the destructive distillation of crude oil ensuring environmentally friendly by products, e.g. Low Sulphur Gas Oil ( LSGO), a distilate with 0.1% S content.
In Guyana Hindu Muslim members of the Indian community lives in perfect harmony, mixed marriage is very common among them, it’s very common, Christian, Hindu and Muslims members in same family
It’ll be interesting to see the diplomatic discourse of India, as to whether to support Venezuela (Russian influence and economic investments ) or to support Guyana which has a huge Indian diaspora… all in all the ‘India Way’ is never out of question
There was all rounder Robin Singh in 1990s..who played under the captainship of Azharuddin and Ganguly..He was from West Indies..not sure Trinidad or Guyana
That is sad that we don't introduce Guyana to Indians with Indo-Guyanese people. Indo-Caribbeans should be discussed in India. I mean the indentured labour history is not that old.
I always wondered why this is the case. Before this oil thing came to be, I would meet Indians at lot in the US and when they inquire about my race I would say I am Guyanese of Indian descent. Their response would be "but you're not Indian". It was almost as if I was offending them. I no longer answer questions or share details about my heritage. I am actually surprised that you even know about Indentured Servitude.
@@WinellaooseThing is this memory of indentured slavery has been knowingly or unknowingly been removed from our minds in India. Nobody in India knows about this. This is not talked about, not taught in our history books, not part of our pop culture. I learnt about it when I came to Canada and saw that most major temples here were originally constructed by Indo-Caribbeans. Then I just got intrigued by Indo-Caribbeans and their history. My and my wife's family come from UP/Bihar region so there was a personal push to learn about this too. I mean I am sure some of the people my family knew back then were taken but nobody knows about it.... But overall yeah this is sad. Indians need to reconnect with Indo-Caribbeans. It has been like what less than 200 years, its relatively recent given India's history.
@@nitishkumarsharma6326 I’m not surprised that no one knows. I realized that when I started working with Indians in the engineering field here in NY. Is the India education system the same as it was under the British? I’m perplexed by the fact that this particular part of Indian history was omitted. Half of my family came from Bihar and the other half from what was known as Madras. I remember telling a Punjaban about my family’s Bihari background and I was told not to say that 😂
@@Winellaoose yeah well... what can I say? sad really but yes our education system hasn't reformed as much as it should have. It has reformed but this chapter of the history has still largely been ignored. I have heard that current dispensation has done some work in reconnecting the communities with visa free travel and as Shekhar said honouring Indo-Caribbean folks with Pravasi Bharatiya Awards but there is a long way to go. Personally, at least in Canada I have seen in Hindu temples there is more awareness now of shared heritage. So North America can also be a good place to start rebuilding connections. Another thing is, we were left extremely poor and lacking basic stuff post independence, so focus has mainly been on those kind of things. I hope as we get richer and more confident, we'll start talking about these things more. The geographical distance doesn't help either.
I think it is differnt from the Venezuala's perspective, the border has been kept shifting by the britsh and land grab due to resources. So we need more insight view
If u see Guyana it is doing far better than other south American countries in terms of economic growth and controlling inflation, it's govt opened up its oil and gas sector to pvt sector
A lot of East-Indian Guyanese people were born and raised in that disputed territory (Esequibo). I have family there right now and am mixed with East-Indian from my grandmother's side. This situation caught me off guard and I fear for my family. It's like one day we're all living our lives in peace and suddenly a threat on the lives of innocent people out of nowhere. That's who suffers the most from invasions, innocent civilians. The Venezuelan army has killed their own innocent civilians before. Look up the "kumarakapay massacre". Now add a generation of indoctrination and several years of severe inflation, hardshipsand poverty. Those are the people that will be coming into Guyana, as soldiers should Maduro order it. Praying to GOD things get settled peacefully once and for all.
India is playing smart why India was quiet when Guyana and Venezuela tension was high only after Venezuela and Guyana leaders meet now India is playing that they support Guyana
There is a third way you could have introduced Guyana. Approx 40% of Guyana's population is of INDIAN ancestry. Yes, the British took indentured labor from UP and Bihar states of India to Guyana.ps... sorry you did later on. Great work.
Guyana is really a fascinating country Imagine a country in South America with 40% Indian descent population and 30% Hindu population It has to be protected against Venezuelan aggression for resource grab🇬🇾
You as an indian you should know the struggles against the brits in your country colonize india had to be free and they made that sacrificed why should anyone want to go trough the same thing again why are the people begging them to come back count on you all to be passive
The Presidents of Guyana and Venezuela, together with their respective technical teams, met in St. Vincent under the auspices of SELAC and CARICOM. A ten-point memorandum of understanding was signed, one of which is to resolve the issue through dialogue with no threats of use of force or use of force.
Pryia... Resolution is judicially being undertaken by the International Court of Justice, as has been stipulated in the Geneva Agreement of 1966: failed bilateral discussions, then the United Nations and, finally, the International Court of Justice. No room is made for a return to bilateral talks. The Argyle Meeting is legally non-binding and meritless in the eyes of the United Nations and International Court of Justice.
Guyana also has an Afro population among other races. There is tension between the Indo and Afro Guyanese. Even the mention of something like this will probably incite another ma$$acre. There have been several ma$$acres against the Indo people.
hay Terek, you made me laugh so much, yes we play but we dont understand .and we sing, but we dont understand, but we welcome indians in Guyana. we are a relaxed country, but hot tempered .
Welcome to Guyana! Sri Shekhar Gupta Ji. Guyana is strategically important to Bharatha. It's the gateway to South America. We were far too long neglected by I.N.D.I.A. Your compatriots brought you not only DEMERARA SUGAR but the pride of Vasudevam Kutumbakam. Come to Guyana and Cut the Clutter for BharathaVarsha.
One question, why have the Guyanese and the British never invested as much in the infrastructure of Essequibo as they have in Demerara and Berbice even though its a region 70 % of the country.
Most of people from Guyana are very devoted to their real motherland india, they are very nice people, we have very big community of Guyanese people in New York, being an Indian, I am very happy, they find ,,india should help guayana
Venezuelan President just had a meeting 3 days ago with Guyanas press sent and that both agreed not to use force to resolve matter and seem to have had a fruitful discussion
Hello Shekar Ji, I remember reading the article on Gavaskar and carried the impression that Rohan Khanai batted left handed till late 90's and lost a bet as well😂.
Ranking by 'reserves' doesn't seem to make much sense. 'Reserves' without production or ability to extract is not useful in the short/medium term. Perhaps it would be more realistic to see who is actively producing a the most amount of 'oil'
After the Black sea & the Red sea, another oil rich region in a probable midst of conflict. One needs to look at how this would impact India. I think we have already started importing from PDVSA, right ?
Why should India care about a border dispute around the other end of the world? The nation of dispute, Guyana, if it got taken over would not greatly affect India's economy. Guyana is not a state or territory of India so what obligation does India have to its well being?
Intresting the numbers on the bills shown on Venezuela currency is exactly what is on the bills in Guyana it means something and the 5000 and 2000 started showing up after the oil boom
This report, unfortunately, badly misrepresents the history of the dispute and the Venezuelan claim: the British empire and Venezuela had had a border dispute, and under American pressure they agreed to settle by internationally arbitration. The court of international arbitration ruled in the British empire’s favor to an unedited degree and Venezuela accepted it, until one of the judges on the panel, an American, years later informed Venezuela that he had been bribed and not ruled based on the facts. No country on earth would accept such a ruling. Whether Mr Maduro is good for Venezuela is a separate and different matter.
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Prime Minister is Mark Phillips ( Afro Guyanese)
We should not get involved, period. This is not our matter.
20:30 shows what kind of morons the CPI/CPIM and Congress cronies are!
We are native indians not indenture slaves, we the different tribes were the first people to occupy the lands. Just stop lying. I'm of Pata'mòna tribe. You know nothing.
The United States is trying to steal Mew. We will not let this happen
I am guyanese. Your documentary about guyana and the situation with venezuela is very accurate. Essiquibo belong to my county guyana. We have many hindus living in that essiquibo region. Maduro is just a bully. we guyanese will not give up an inch of our land.
Have you ever visited india? Indian movies run there?
Are you proud JSR shouter?
@@Harsh-rf9k I am a Guyanese and yes Indian movies play there but with English subtitles. Guyana is the only English speaking country in South America. Visiting India is far removed for a lot of Guyanese due to their economic situation. Unless you are wealthy then it’s possible.
@@razeka62 but you people are lucky now. Since oil is found in your country, guyana gdp is growing very fast. Soon, you people will also become rich like oil rich arabs.
@@Harsh-rf9k I migrated since 1982 but still have families there. To be honest I hope the people do get benefits from the government but I also know regardless who is ruling the country, the politicians line their pockets and the citizens get left behind.
Beautiful, Sri Shekhar Ji!!! A good synopsis of Guyana. As a first generation born in Guyana from Indian parents from Kanchipuram and Cuddalore, Nellakuppam, near Rameshswaram, TN, I do enjoy your show CUT THE CLUTTER. Although we were not born in Bharatha, Bharatha was born in us.
Jai Hind & Jai Sri Ram
VANAKKAM!
🇬🇾🙏🇮🇳
True
Greetings to you all my ancestral homeland- India from Guyana. Mr Shekhar is on point with his facts on the subject matter. It should be noted that when Hugo Chavez was president he once visited Guyana and said this border controversy is an "imperialist invention" that there are more important issues to look at and so he never created an issue. Now his protégé is acting strangely. But as you would have already known there was a meeting held in St Vincent and the Grenadines last Thursday 14th December where both Maduro and our president held talks on easing the tension that Venezuela has indicated through that questionable referendum to invade Guyana to annex the Essequibo region. So, since that meeting the temperature between the two nations especially in Guyana has somewhat gone down a little. But we must remain vigilant. Now, since you've mentioned cricket I'll like to add for those who might be interested that Rohan Kanhai, Basil Butcher, Alvin Kalicharran were all born from the village- Port Mourant, Berbice- this is the eastern county( next to Suriname) of the three counties that make up Guyana; the others being Essequibo and Demerara. It is this very Port Mourant that the father of the nation- Dr. Cheddi Bharat Jagan came from too. Peace out. 🙏🏽🇬🇾
We all love you! India will always stand with you. We miss you.
Kudos to Shekhar'Ji for discussing this crucial global issue ...! ✅ 🙏
And very thoroughly as well. Good stuff 👏🏾
It's a shame that, rather than helping Guyana, India (or its mainstream media atleast) seems to be more focused on blaming a bashing Britain for sending a patrol ship to support Guyana 🙄 great video on your part though sir!
At this point, the people of Guyana need to forget about what anyone says or thinks. They need to fight for their land. Stand up to these bullies. As a Colombian, I stand with Guyana!
This is true. Britain is the only country that actually took action. Now many of them are calling it a provocation but are forgetting that Venezuela has Iranian militants on the ground and is backed by Russia. Even more messed up is the fact that India and Russia are allies. So whose side is India really on? All the while the Guyanese people are left without security.
@@Missy-thescientistlmo
What a fantastic episode - Shekhar Gupta has covered every aspect of Venezuelan and Guyanese relations with India.
Thank you, Samir. I'm glad you found this episode insightful. Do keep watching and writing in...best wishes, Shekhar
He has not, Guyana has first people indigenous people, makushi, wapashan, wai wai, Carib, Pata'mòna, warrau, etc, those that came during colony were 5 races, Africans, east indians, Europeans, Portuguese, Chinese. And Native I dians of those 9 tribes make up the 6 races. So he don't know better. To explain the history because of their political matters.
@@MileeSimmon-db8ub Miles - I was talking about the old relationship between Guyana / Venezuela and India, about which I learnt something from this episode . The fact that Guyana has other ethnicities is also interesting - thanks for the information you provided. My suggestion is that if there is a specific mistake in the video, you should just post it in a comment - I am sure they will learn from it and improve.
"When the people fear
the government, there is
tyranny, When the
government fears the
people, there is LIBERTY."
- Thomas Jefferson.
Context?
Quotation time😂
Excellent narration of the brewing conflict and cricket Tadaka to relate the territories. Kudos to SG for fantastic video.
New York City (borough of Queens) has a large Guyanese population. During my stay in New York, I regularly went to Ozone Park in Queens to try their version of Indian food. Guyanese people have maintained Indian culture - they have built small Hindu temples, watched Indian movies, and learned both classical and modern Indian music. I am back in India but in touch with my Guyanese friends.
their Hindi is hard to understand if they speak any at all but I do appreciate them not having a caste system
I lived in Guyana for 2 years. The Indo-Guyanese and Amerindian people are wonderful. I found it strange to see such Indian influences in South America. They’ve created a beautiful fusion culture. I’ve even visited their Hindu temples in Georgetown. I consider them my people and forever stand with them.
@@theawesomeman9821 I truly believe they kept all the good parts of Indian culture with them and did away with what no longer served them. Their version of Hindi is called Guyanese Hindustani.
@@Missy-thescientist thank you brother, we love india,
A must know by us Indians…what is happening elsewhere too is important… About two decades back, it was reported that a President of USA thought that India-Pak conflict is civil war…
Tailpiece: It is good to know India is discussed/ has interests in all parts of the world… better now than never
Superbly contextualised through cricket and the fact that Guyana is the only Anglophone country in South America.
Thanks for bringing current affairs with history, a touch of cricket, local products, famous personalities and many more. It is wonderful to listen to you Mr.Shekhar Gupta. You narration is impeccable and engaging.
What ever he say at some point is not true
India consumes 5 million barrels, not 5 billion barrels. Hope you give correction.
Glad someone highlighted this, thank you
We should help Guyana, period.
We should also explore those oil reserves in partnership with Guyana. 😊😊
Sanatani partnership😂😂😂😂
Why should India help Guyana, how is it your business? If so then it is also Africa's business as the population of Guyana are mainly people of African and Indian descent. We will not allow India if Africa is not involved... know that
@@beyourself2444 This is proud India saar
we should not get involved, period.
@@studytime2570 Let us.
Thanks!
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Very detailed extensive research by Shekar Gupta. He makes it so detailed, yet simple to understand presentation! Thank you Shekarji!
The territory was once been part of the Spanish province of Venezuela but by the time of Bolivar's revolution, it had passed from Dutch to British hands and merged with Demerara. Even Bolivar didn't dream of trying to wrest it from the British.
ShekarSir was and is still there the young Indians reporting from the Ground level journalism of my childhood days 1980's
Points :- Resource Curse
43% PIO - 85% Hindus - Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas award + Coolie for Coolie, Black for Black (Apna Jaat politics)
British colony, independence in 1966 - Sugar plantations - Cricket (Georgetown capital - West Indies team - Shivnarayan Chandrepaul, Clive Lyod, Shimoren Hetmeyer)
EsseQuibo river - Essequibo Guyana on the West - Venezuela claims (70% land, 20% population)
Oil angle - 11 bn barrels - offshore reserve (304bn reserve total for Venezuela - heavy crude oil - good for Indian Refineries - Nicholas Maduro - earlier Hugo Chavez - 2018 - 130k% inflation, 2022 - 230% inflation)
Extracts 300k barrels crude oil daily - India's consumption is 5mn barrels per day
Colonial - Venezuela - Spanish colony, Guyana - British, Suriname - Dutch, Brazil - Portuguese, French Guyana - France
Thankyou verymuch for the updates daily
An excellent informative Journalism in today's times ❤❤❤❤
It's lovely listening to ShekarGupta's editorial journalism since Newspaper days of India journalism ❤
Its nice listening to all and sundry in the newspaper MEDIA
Appreciate you taking up this issue. Highlighting the cultural link between India and Guyana.
I am from Trinidad , where the demographics are similar, and we share that Indian cultural connection over a century after the first Indians were brought by the British.
Many of India do not know this history, I look forward to you looking at the history of Indian indentured ship some time .
We know about Mr. Chanderpaul and his kid.
As a kid I used to think Sunil Narine is Indian(like our citizen) who somehow plays for West Indies🤣 only later I realized how diverse & interesting Caribbean history/heritage is.
@@sauron2000000 Shivnarine and is son are both GUYANESE!
Highly informative ctc, SG. Glad that we are following international issues regularly. There is increasing interest into that. With India also actively pursuing its relations with South American countries and our own people over there in large numbers, we really need to keep an eye on that geography.
Quite right, Hari. Thank you for writing in, and I'm glad you liked this episode. Do keep watching...best wishes, Shekhar
Alvin Kallicharran was the left hander . Other notable Guyanese cricketers were Roger Harper and Clyde Butts who died recently. Loved your video.
Clive Lloyd -most famous and notable of them all.
He was a victim of West Indian ricebeg lobby.
Exactly
Clive Lloyd is the most popular Guyanese in cricket
Thanks for all the right information about Guyana i am Guyanese and not only oil we have there are about 27 natural resources we have the world only here in about oil and Essequibo belongs to Guyana
A well balanced coverage Shekharji 👏
Admire your courage to openly discuss journalistic "blunders"
My advice to Guyana: Recruit Hindu Gurkhas from Nepal & India with a promise of land grant, request weapons and medical supplies from India and request U.S. to blockade of Venezuelan navy. You will be able to defend your lands for sure.
good idea , we need to spend more on defence,
God bless Guyana, loving people many company come to invest with no gred, in Guyana 🇬🇾 enjoying your program.
Excellent choice of coverage, SG!! Loved the way you covered it too...
Thank you for appreciating and supporting our journalism, Vijay. Do keep watching and writing in...best wishes, Shekhar
I met a lot of indians from brampton in canada and they only think indian came from india.What kind of geography they study in school in india.India is a third world country and so crowded with a population of 1.4 billion.I am so glad my foreparents chosen the west indies to allow us to be guyanese free from your cast system and 50%poverty rate.
Absolutely!! Totally agreed!!
My mother is a British woman from Guyana 🇬🇧
The Reason why it is offensive that Venezuela threatens Guyana for resources ... is that Venezuela has world's greatest recoverable reserves of petroleum.
If the government of Venezuela simply maintained and developed *invested* their vast resources, they would be a RICH country, rather than a joke.
BEAUTIFUL, SHEKAR JI !! A SYNOPSIS OF GUYANA. I AM AN INDO-GUYANESE FIRST GENERATION WITH MY PARENTS FROM KANCHIPURAM AND CUDDALORE, NELLAKUPPAM, NEAR RAMESHSWARAM. RIGHTLY, WE WERE NOT BORN IN BHARATHA BUT BHARATHA WAS BORN IN US.
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I was looking for Venezuela Guyana story form some time beautifully Explained SG thanks
Very informative and interesting. ❤
Thank you for bringing this issue to light.
A cocktail of cricket, oil and Hindu origin leaders in a far away country peppered with a personal story of SG. Once again so much info👍
1:50 I think India's consumption is around 5 million barrels per day not billions.
Slip of tongue- Shekhar uncle is getting old, kya kare! 😅😅
India should set up an army base in my country guyana. Guyana and india should do more trade with each other. We have baroda bank in guyana and we use to have TATA buses. Guyanese love india because our ancestors came from india.
BHARAT MATA KI JAI! MY MOTHER LAND ! 🇮🇳🚩🇬🇾 IM GUYANESE HINDU..... MY GREAT GRANDFATHER CAME OFF THE SHIP FROM INDIA AS AN INDENTURED LABOR.... "BHAIRO PASAD" FROM BIHAR UP INDIA...
hari om tat sat 🇬🇾🚩🇮🇳💯🕉
New York City (borough of Queens) has a large Guyanese population. During my stay in New York, I regularly went to Ozone Park in Queens to try their version of Indian food. Guyanese people have maintained Indian culture - they have built small Hindu temples, watched Indian movies, and learned both classical and modern Indian music. I am back in India but in touch with my Guyanese friends.
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Peace be with you, keep up the good work,❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤from Guyanese living in New York.
Fantastic SG what an historical perspective linking the present strategy connecting India with Guyana
Thank you for appreciating and supporting our journalism, my friend. I'm glad you found this episode insightful. Do keep watching and writing in...best wishes, Shekhar
Thanks shekhar for elaboration. ❤
Again great story by Shekhar sir on some thing which is very important and not being placed in the mainstream.
Thank you, my friend. The encouragement, when we cover something off the beaten path, is much appreciated. Do keep watching and writing in...best wishes, Shekhar
No oil companies placed bids for the Essequibo oil blocks. Guyana oil production is outside of Essequibo
I really loved listening to this piece. I want to hear more from this guy…
Very good analysis. I sometime criticize your understandable timidity on Indian affairs that involves BJP (am sure you don't want to end up in Tihar Jail), but on foreign matters, you are totally brilliant
If you want to understand how it was to speak on Indian affairs that involved Congress during Congress rule, ask Mr. Shekhar Gupta. If you were aware, shivers will go down your spine. BJP govt is saint infront of that 😊
Thankyou shekar for bringing the topic of conflict on Guyana and veninzula .Guyana has also Indians.india should help Guyana in preserving its oil.
Its venezualan sour crude oil with high sulphur content, i.e.1 - 4 % S . Another major source of sour crude is from off shore terminals at Rastaura, Saudi Arbia, under Aramco. Relience Industries is a major player for handling the cheaper sour crude as their modern refinaries across western India are all fitted with desulphurisation plants capable lowering the sulphur content during the destructive distillation of crude oil ensuring environmentally friendly by products, e.g. Low Sulphur Gas Oil ( LSGO), a distilate with 0.1% S content.
In Guyana Hindu Muslim members of the Indian community lives in perfect harmony, mixed marriage is very common among them, it’s very common, Christian, Hindu and Muslims members in same family
Guyana didn't have terrible partition and hindu muslim riots so it didn't face any of these things
God bless you people..never this evil thought be thrust upon you pray..as we are suffering..stay peacefully stay blessed..
It’ll be interesting to see the diplomatic discourse of India, as to whether to support Venezuela (Russian influence and economic investments ) or to support Guyana which has a huge Indian diaspora… all in all the ‘India Way’ is never out of question
There was all rounder Robin Singh in 1990s..who played under the captainship of Azharuddin and Ganguly..He was from West Indies..not sure Trinidad or Guyana
Excellent sir
Very good information .
That is sad that we don't introduce Guyana to Indians with Indo-Guyanese people. Indo-Caribbeans should be discussed in India. I mean the indentured labour history is not that old.
I always wondered why this is the case. Before this oil thing came to be, I would meet Indians at lot in the US and when they inquire about my race I would say I am Guyanese of Indian descent. Their response would be "but you're not Indian". It was almost as if I was offending them. I no longer answer questions or share details about my heritage. I am actually surprised that you even know about Indentured Servitude.
@@WinellaooseThing is this memory of indentured slavery has been knowingly or unknowingly been removed from our minds in India. Nobody in India knows about this. This is not talked about, not taught in our history books, not part of our pop culture. I learnt about it when I came to Canada and saw that most major temples here were originally constructed by Indo-Caribbeans. Then I just got intrigued by Indo-Caribbeans and their history. My and my wife's family come from UP/Bihar region so there was a personal push to learn about this too. I mean I am sure some of the people my family knew back then were taken but nobody knows about it.... But overall yeah this is sad. Indians need to reconnect with Indo-Caribbeans. It has been like what less than 200 years, its relatively recent given India's history.
@@nitishkumarsharma6326 I’m not surprised that no one knows. I realized that when I started working with Indians in the engineering field here in NY. Is the India education system the same as it was under the British? I’m perplexed by the fact that this particular part of Indian history was omitted. Half of my family came from Bihar and the other half from what was known as Madras. I remember telling a Punjaban about my family’s Bihari background and I was told not to say that 😂
@@Winellaoose yeah well... what can I say? sad really but yes our education system hasn't reformed as much as it should have. It has reformed but this chapter of the history has still largely been ignored. I have heard that current dispensation has done some work in reconnecting the communities with visa free travel and as Shekhar said honouring Indo-Caribbean folks with Pravasi Bharatiya Awards but there is a long way to go. Personally, at least in Canada I have seen in Hindu temples there is more awareness now of shared heritage. So North America can also be a good place to start rebuilding connections. Another thing is, we were left extremely poor and lacking basic stuff post independence, so focus has mainly been on those kind of things. I hope as we get richer and more confident, we'll start talking about these things more. The geographical distance doesn't help either.
@@nitishkumarsharma6326 You’re right. Hopefully that changes soon. Change is needed. I’m still proud of my people and where they came from. ❤️
You. are. correct
I think it is differnt from the Venezuala's perspective, the border has been kept shifting by the britsh and land grab due to resources. So we need more insight view
If u see Guyana it is doing far better than other south American countries in terms of economic growth and controlling inflation, it's govt opened up its oil and gas sector to pvt sector
VERY GOOD
Thanks for enhanced knowledge.🙏
We will always support Guyana 🇮🇳🤝🏾🇬🇾
Thank you bhai ji ❤🇬🇾🇮🇳🚩💯
And Venezuela.😊😊
Viva Venezuela.
@@studytime2570 no
yes. Geopolitics matter❤
A lot of East-Indian Guyanese people were born and raised in that disputed territory (Esequibo). I have family there right now and am mixed with East-Indian from my grandmother's side. This situation caught me off guard and I fear for my family. It's like one day we're all living our lives in peace and suddenly a threat on the lives of innocent people out of nowhere. That's who suffers the most from invasions, innocent civilians. The Venezuelan army has killed their own innocent civilians before. Look up the "kumarakapay massacre". Now add a generation of indoctrination and several years of severe inflation, hardshipsand poverty. Those are the people that will be coming into Guyana, as soldiers should Maduro order it. Praying to GOD things get settled peacefully once and for all.
East Indian?Bihari or Bengali?
@santusanturohit4832 I'm not sure, could be both. That's how we referred to ourselves as I was growing up there since birth.
@@bradleywelch9290 compare your culture with Bihar and Bengal..You will know.. food,festival,basic words,clothes etc..
Britain is sending a warship to protect Guyana. Why can’t big India send a few?
@@ddb0831 To deter Venezuela from invading Guyana.
@@pv5730 India has good friendly relations with both Guyana and Venezuela. India imports oil from Venezuela.
@@ddb0831 People of Guyana are majority Indians. If India does not stand with Guyana then who will? India has a responsibility towards its diaspora.
@@ddb0831 India, USA, UK will all defend Guyana by whatever means possible whether you like it or not.
@@ddb0831 Indian 🇮🇳
The Indian navy could gain much blue water experience in sailing in Guyana' s coastal waters
Amazing as always.
Shekharji, at 1:58, it sounds like you are saying "billion barrels per day", it's obviously "million barrels per day."
India is playing smart why India was quiet when Guyana and Venezuela tension was high only after Venezuela and Guyana leaders meet now India is playing that they support Guyana
I was waiting for it
Great my brother
He couldn't help but mention cricket matches LOL
Wonderful analysis
Awesome Insights....Thanks 🙏
Jiski "Energy" uski Bhains!!
There is a third way you could have introduced Guyana. Approx 40% of Guyana's population is of INDIAN ancestry. Yes, the British took indentured labor from UP and Bihar states of India to Guyana.ps... sorry you did later on. Great work.
Guyana is really a fascinating country Imagine a country in South America with 40% Indian descent population and 30% Hindu population It has to be protected against Venezuelan aggression for resource grab🇬🇾
Should we send a Vikranth aircraft carrier and army?
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You as an indian you should know the struggles against the brits in your country colonize india had to be free and they made that sacrificed why should anyone want to go trough the same thing again why are the people begging them to come back count on you all to be passive
Indian forces will never put a foot in South America these Indian now in Guyana they came as slaves
The Presidents of Guyana and Venezuela, together with their respective technical teams, met in St. Vincent under the auspices of SELAC and CARICOM. A ten-point memorandum of understanding was signed, one of which is to resolve the issue through dialogue with no threats of use of force or use of force.
Pryia...
Resolution is judicially being undertaken by the International Court of Justice, as has been stipulated in the Geneva Agreement of 1966: failed bilateral discussions, then the United Nations and, finally, the International Court of Justice.
No room is made for a return to bilateral talks. The Argyle Meeting is legally non-binding and meritless in the eyes of the United Nations and International Court of Justice.
Venezuelan and Guyana and wider Caribbean are good friends
India should use its influence positively
True Sir.... Every generation knows Clive Loyd
very informative episode
Did Shekhar say India imports 4.5 billion barrels per day? Played it 3-4 times and thats what I hear😂😂
I will check. Should be millions. Thanks for point8ng out…Shekhar
@@ThePrintIndiaIn one of the videos you have referred Pakistan occupied kashmir as Azad Kashmir kindly correct that also sir
I visited Guyana in Feb this year and it felt like Bharat there. Hindi music, temples everywhere. Guyana should become part of Bharat.
Last sentence was kuchh bhi. 😂
@@CoronaryTen Why not? Broaden your thinking.
@@CoronaryTen It will be amazing for Bharat and Guyana both
Guyana also has an Afro population among other races. There is tension between the Indo and Afro Guyanese. Even the mention of something like this will probably incite another ma$$acre. There have been several ma$$acres against the Indo people.
hay Terek, you made me laugh so much, yes we play but we dont understand .and we sing, but we dont understand, but we welcome indians in Guyana. we are a relaxed country, but hot tempered .
Hello Mr.Gupta.
Small typo - India consumes 5 MILLION barrels a day, and not 5 BILLION like you said in the video.
Guyana is Bless and not cursed.
Great information
Welcome to Guyana! Sri Shekhar Gupta Ji. Guyana is strategically important to Bharatha. It's the gateway to South America. We were far too long neglected by I.N.D.I.A. Your compatriots brought you not only DEMERARA SUGAR but the pride of Vasudevam Kutumbakam. Come to Guyana and Cut the Clutter for BharathaVarsha.
Nicely explained
One question, why have the Guyanese and the British never invested as much in the infrastructure of Essequibo as they have in Demerara and Berbice even though its a region 70 % of the country.
Because of Venezuela. The jungle is the only thing protecting us.
Most of people from Guyana are very devoted to their real motherland india, they are very nice people, we have very big community of Guyanese people in New York, being an Indian, I am very happy, they find ,,india should help guayana
It's the fastest growing economy in the world.
Venezuelan President just had a meeting 3 days ago with Guyanas press sent and that both agreed not to use force to resolve matter and seem to have had a fruitful discussion
I would love to visit Guyana. After knowing all these things
Why
You should. Indo-Guyanese are warm and welcoming. They will feed you 😊. I went to visit for two weeks and ended staying for 2 years
Tigri is guyana ,love your work sir
Hello Shekar Ji, I remember reading the article on Gavaskar and carried the impression that Rohan Khanai batted left handed till late 90's and lost a bet as well😂.
Uh oh, apologies for that, my friend. Thank you for watching and writing in...best wishes, Shekhar
We need to protect Guyana.
Guyana have the largest population of people of Indian origin.🇮🇳🙏🏽🇬🇾
Ranking by 'reserves' doesn't seem to make much sense.
'Reserves' without production or ability to extract is not useful in the short/medium term.
Perhaps it would be more realistic to see who is actively producing a the most amount of 'oil'
After the Black sea & the Red sea, another oil rich region in a probable midst of conflict. One needs to look at how this would impact India. I think we have already started importing from PDVSA, right ?
Why should India care about a border dispute around the other end of the world? The nation of dispute, Guyana, if it got taken over would not greatly affect India's economy. Guyana is not a state or territory of India so what obligation does India have to its well being?
Rotten dog shut up
Intresting the numbers on the bills shown on Venezuela currency is exactly what is on the bills in Guyana it means something and the 5000 and 2000 started showing up after the oil boom
This report, unfortunately, badly misrepresents the history of the dispute and the Venezuelan claim: the British empire and Venezuela had had a border dispute, and under American pressure they agreed to settle by internationally arbitration. The court of international arbitration ruled in the British empire’s favor to an unedited degree and Venezuela accepted it, until one of the judges on the panel, an American, years later informed Venezuela that he had been bribed and not ruled based on the facts. No country on earth would accept such a ruling.
Whether Mr Maduro is good for Venezuela is a separate and different matter.
Full support from India