In the garden, shakkei ‘borrows scenery’ to frame, as would a photographer

by Rashmee

Posted on April 23, 2023


As someone who likes to garden, one of the more delightful concepts I recently learnt …

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Expert opinion from Japan on the ‘Indian century’

by Rashmee

Posted on April 22, 2023


On January 29, a piece appeared in Nikkei, the Japanese business daily that’s world’s largest …

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An ‘Indian century’

by Rashmee

Posted on April 20, 2023


Anyone like me – born and bred in India and linked forever to the country …

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Think of war-torn Yemen and cheer China-brokered deal between Saudi and Iran

by Rashmee

Posted on March 13, 2023


Sections of the Western media have taken the symbolism of Riyadh and Tehran burying the …

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Is the Africa-America axis really made real in Washington, DC?

by Rashmee

Posted on December 13, 2022


Washington, DC is holding an overdue holiday party that will last three days from kick-off …

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The visible effects of Ukraine’s powerful currency – soft power

by Rashmee

Posted on May 18, 2022


Off the back of Professor Joseph Nye’s insightful analysis of Ukraine’s soft power, here …

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Time running out to save Sri Lanka from economic collapse

by Rashmee

Posted on May 12, 2022 / open Democracy


Sri Lanka is in a state of chaos. Faced with the worst economic crisis of …

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What you need to know about Solomon Islands

by Rashmee

Posted on May 9, 2022 / open Democracy


A new world order is coming into being in Oceania, it seems, with Solomon Islands …

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Myanmar and the attempted resurrection

by Rashmee

Posted on April 18, 2022


This Easter, Myanmar’s generals tried to resurrect their country’s standing in the world, as well …

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The Rohingyas, like India’s Muslims, seem to be a second-string hard luck cause

by Rashmee

Posted on April 17, 2022


As with Muslims in India, Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims are denied the luxury afforded by the …

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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