Trump indictment and the problem with journalists writing for the history books
by Rashmee
Posted on March 31, 2023
Journalists can be acerbic about each other’s work, sometimes with reason. So to Jonathan M …
Read MoreWhen I met Betty Boothroyd, she did behave like a cross between diva, headmistress, barmaid
by Rashmee
Posted on March 30, 2023
Some of the odes to Betty Boothroyd at her funeral (March 29) were a vivid …
Read MoreAs Britain’s King Charles III visits, Germany fondly recalls he’s “half German”
by Rashmee
Posted on March 29, 2023
“How German are the British royals?” Germany’s public broadcaster funded Deutsche Welle (DW) …
Read MoreHumza Yousaf: ‘Like a leader created by ChatGPT’
by Rashmee
Posted on March 28, 2023
It’s striking how muted the response has been to Humza Yousaf’s ascent to Scotland’s highest …
Read MoreRishi Sunak’s Goldilocks migration strategy: ‘Stop the boats’ and ‘start the legal’ passage
by Rashmee
Posted on March 27, 2023
There is a grim logic in Rishi Sunak’s decision to pair his ‘stop the …
Read MoreNitrous oxide ban: What the Dutch do in January, the Brits do in March
by Rashmee
Posted on March 26, 2023
At the start of the year, the Netherlands’ ban on the sale, import and possession …
Read MoreLet’s not pooh pooh Utah laws that help parents keep their children safe online
by Rashmee
Posted on March 25, 2023
It may be tempting to dismiss the new Utah law – the first in America …
Read MoreRahul Gandhi is a horsefly bite on the flank of Modi’s India
by Rashmee
Posted on March 24, 2023
Rahul Gandhi may never have been so important as in the moment of his presumed …
Read More20 years on from war, a ground view of ‘Iraq’s first free and fair election’
by Rashmee
Posted on March 23, 2023
Twenty years after the Iraq war, much of the anniversary analysis doesn’t linger on …
Read More‘Global China’ conceit is only possible because of America’s rising inability to do diplomacy
by Rashmee
Posted on March 22, 2023
There is a reason the West is watching China’s moves on the world chessboard with …
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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