Art of the bad deal: Talking to the Taliban & leaving Afghan government in the lurch
by Rashmee
Posted on January 31, 2019
Part of the time I was in Afghanistan – living and working on the US …
Read MoreForced to fight their own fight: how Dalit women are caught in the crossfire between misogyny and casteism in India
by Rashmee
Posted on January 30, 2019 / The National
The insults heaped on political leader Mayawati — mainly from women — show the ugly …
Read MoreWhy the West must abandon its illusions on Syria
by Rashmee
Posted on January 29, 2019
Former NATO secretary general Javier Solana has hurled what can only be called a truth …
Read MoreBlowback from actions for and by Israel is being felt in Africa
by Rashmee
Posted on January 28, 2019
The blowback from actions of and for Israel is tragically to be seen in parts …
Read MoreWhy Israel is pushing for a reset in relations with the Muslim world
by Rashmee
Posted on January 27, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
Binyamin Netanyahu’s Israel is determined to become a friend of all the world. All the …
Read MoreMy local ikea and the challenges of global retail
by Rashmee
Posted on January 26, 2019
I live near one of ikea’s next big ideas – a giant, new, eco-friendly store …
Read MoreWhy we should miss the fading art of writing postcards
by Rashmee
Posted on January 25, 2019
The other day I came across Pulitzer Prize-winning prose poet Charles Simic’s musings in …
Read MoreHad Joseph Cornell been alive today, what box would he have put together?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 24, 2019
So here’s my question and it’s do with the American artist Joseph Cornell (1903–1972): Had …
Read MoreA second Trump-Kim summit will only be worthwhile if it produces more than a Kodak moment
by Rashmee
Posted on January 23, 2019 / The National
The US president’s budding bromance with the North Korean leader has failed to produce concrete …
Read MoreUS no-shows mean advantage China at this year’s Davos?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 22, 2019
The elite descend on Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum, and it may well …
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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