‘Sportswashing’ goes much beyond Qatar. What about Trump and the Saudis?
by Rashmee
Posted on November 17, 2022
With all the talk about “sportswashing” in the countdown to the World Cup in Qatar,…
Read MoreA World Cup that runneth over woefully mean…and size-ist
by Rashmee
Posted on November 16, 2022
The football World Cup 2022 is already brimming over with woe, with Qataris alleging racism …
Read MoreSince 2010, the sustained criticism has basically attacked Qatar for being Qatar
by Rashmee
Posted on November 15, 2022
Over the weekend, the editor-in-chief of the ‘Gulf Times’ took to the airwaves in Britain …
Read MoreHow credible will Rishi Sunak’s Britain be at the G20 in Bali?
by Rashmee
Posted on November 14, 2022
Three weeks into the job, Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will make his second outing …
Read MoreOn current form, Giorgia Meloni won’t be doing the sweet-talking in Europe
by Rashmee
Posted on November 13, 2022
Giorgia Meloni’s row with France and the European Union shows just how much words matter, …
Read MoreItaly’s Giorgia Meloni appears to strike a blow for women in power
by Rashmee
Posted on November 12, 2022
The row that’s currently raging in Europe over migration shows that mellow words and mellifluous …
Read MoreReady for Rishi’s report card? Reassuringly boring
by Rashmee
Posted on November 11, 2022
It’s coming up to Rishi Sunak’s three-week anniversary as Britain’s prime minister and it’s …
Read MoreTrumpty Dumpty and DeFuture: Fellowship of the ring
by Rashmee
Posted on November 10, 2022
Seven years after Donald Trump burst on America and the world’s political consciousness, two front …
Read MoreThe Ukraine war needs diplomacy not daredevil talk
by Rashmee
Posted on November 9, 2022
News that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his French counterpart President Emmanuel Macron have agreed …
Read MoreAmerica calling: The Ukraine war needs diplomacy not daredevil talk
by Rashmee
Posted on November 8, 2022
The US midterms matter…to Ukraine. Yes and no. Conventional wisdom has it that if Republicans …
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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