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 …
Read MoreExpert 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 …
Read MoreAn ‘Indian century’
by Rashmee
Posted on April 20, 2023
Anyone like me – born and bred in India and linked forever to the country …
Read MoreThink 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 …
Read MoreIs 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 …
Read MoreThe 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 …
Read MoreTime 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 …
Read MoreWhat 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 …
Read MoreMyanmar 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 …
Read MoreThe 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 …
Read MoreRashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK