While the Trump administration swaggers, the world gets down to business
by Rashmee
Posted on April 30, 2019 / The National
The US is no longer a global hegemon, both by choice and by circumstance. Solid …
Read MoreThe worldwide web doesn’t really span the globe anymore
by Rashmee
Posted on April 29, 2019
On April 22, Amazon announced that it would, for all practical purposes, shut down operations …
Read MoreChristchurch to Colombo: The unseen arc?
by Rashmee
Posted on April 28, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
The fact a Christchurch-Colombo connection was made by a Sri Lankan government minister raises a …
Read MoreWill Iranian oil shutdown hurt India?
by Rashmee
Posted on April 27, 2019 / First Post
What happens after May 1, when the US waiver for India and other major importers …
Read MoreJoe Biden could yet serve a purpose (but not as the 46th president)
by Rashmee
Posted on April 26, 2019
There are three things to say about Joe Biden’s candidacy. What? Why? Wherefore? All three …
Read MoreThe prosperity gospel and Donald Trump, the messiah
by Rashmee
Posted on April 25, 2019
Lou Dobbs, who supports Donald Trump, recently said the following: “God sent this president. …
Read MoreHope is a far more powerful force than confrontation when it comes to climate change
by Rashmee
Posted on April 24, 2019 / The National
Extinction Rebellion has a point but should stop presenting the eco-warrior as an anarchist For …
Read MoreWhy not devise a trial process and declare Al Hol an international prison?
by Rashmee
Posted on April 23, 2019
At the weekend, a truly horrible report appeared in The Washington Post. It said …
Read MoreIndians once voted for a TV Sita. So, Ukrainians pick a TV president
by Rashmee
Posted on April 22, 2019
The last time I saw a credulous electorate embrace a television character as legislator was …
Read MoreWhat the reaction to Notre Dame does and does not say
by Rashmee
Posted on April 21, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
Arabs may have lost much of their faith in the value of their heritage after …
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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