The UK’s general election is the most unpredictable in a generation
by Rashmee
Posted on October 31, 2019 / Quartz
Britain will vote on December 12, the first election in that month since 1923, the …
Read MoreHong Kong, Paris and Santiago are relatively rich but restive. A development economist explains why
by Rashmee
Posted on October 30, 2019
I’m rivetted by Jeffrey Sachs’ analysis of why rich cities rebel. Paris, Hong Kong and …
Read MoreWhat state elections in India have in common with Istanbul and Budapest
by Rashmee
Posted on October 29, 2019 / The National
The results of recent elections in two Indian states — Haryana and Maharashtra — have …
Read MoreWhat to make of Russia’s fake news jibe about supporting US op that Trump says killed Baghdadi
by Rashmee
Posted on October 28, 2019
The Russians disputed Donald Trump’s account four hours after his triumphalist October 27 announcement of …
Read MoreIn Syria, history is repeating itself
by Rashmee
Posted on October 27, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
What will be deemed normal in the Turkish-annexed part of Syria is likely to be …
Read MoreIs Le Carre’s ‘Agent Running in the Field’ really about the decline and fall of the West?
by Rashmee
Posted on October 26, 2019
It’s been a couple of hours since I finished ‘Agent Running in the Field’, John …
Read MoreCould the demise of Thomas Cook mark a new beginning for the tourism industry?
by Rashmee
Posted on October 25, 2019 / Equal Times
Some big and startling numbers have been thrown about in the grim aftermath of Thomas …
Read More‘Mr Swagger’ on Day 30 of the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump
by Rashmee
Posted on October 24, 2019
Mike Pompeo is still at the US State Department and is still His Master’s Voice. …
Read MoreFrom trade deals to climate change, middle powers are steadying the ship even as Donald Trump is rocking it
by Rashmee
Posted on October 23, 2019 / The National
In the global jungle, is it possible for anyone but the biggest beasts to command …
Read MoreBritain needs a Speaker in the mould of Betty Boothroyd
by Rashmee
Posted on October 22, 2019
Having interviewed Betty Boothroyd in her grand Speaker’s apartment in the British parliament, I read …
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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