Trump playing ‘men’s card’ as he sees the ‘woman’s card’ in Hillary’s candidacy

by Rashmee

Posted on April 30, 2016


There are two things to say about Donald Trump’s “woman’s card” snipe at Hillary Clinton …

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The Israel-Palestinian two-state solution is dead. Long live a solution

by Rashmee

Posted on April 29, 2016


“We are more than the Palestinian issue,” a prominent Iraqi man who lives overseas told …

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Is politics now exclusively about spin, not substance?

by Rashmee

Posted on April 28, 2016 / The National


Is politics becoming ever more of a performance art? Just days ago, senior aides to …

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Cruelest blow if Trump stopped migrants sending money home. Here’s why

by Rashmee

Posted on April 27, 2016


Not too long ago, Donald Trump suggested he would force Mexico to pay for ‘The …

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Europe must be integrated society, almost everyone must be ‘a potential friend’

by Rashmee

Posted on April 26, 2016


David Goodhart, arguably, is the only one to articulate a sensible definition of integration (of …

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Watch Hillary Rodham, 37-year-old Arkansas First Lady. She’s compelling

by Rashmee

Posted on April 25, 2016


Sunil Adam put this 1979 interview with Hillary Rodham on Facebook and I cannot urge …

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Europe’s Islamophobia is erecting illiberal walls

by Rashmee

Posted on April 24, 2016 / The Arab Weekly


One month after the Brussels bomb attacks and it is official: Europe is caught in …

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That ‘awkward’ but essential relationship between US & Saudi Arabia

by Rashmee

Posted on April 23, 2016


Regular as clockwork, every few years, The Economist writes a story about the “awkward” relationship …

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American growth a one-time event, says this professor controversially

by Rashmee

Posted on April 22, 2016


I remembered Robert Gordon, economics professor at Northwestern and author of The Rise and Fall …

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Why do governments change place names?

by Rashmee

Posted on April 21, 2016 / The National


Gurgaon, which is often known as India’s Millennium City, and symbolises the country’s aspirations to …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK