Salman Rushdie, the man who told stories about India
by Rashmee
Posted on August 13, 2022
The day that Salman Rushdie was stabbed in Chautauqua, in upstate New York, an openDemocracy …
Read MoreOne year on, America is supposedly moving on from Afghanistan
by Rashmee
Posted on August 8, 2022
An Associated Press (AP) story from Washington recently reported that the CIA is moving on …
Read MoreBack to black: Afghanistan’s new golden age…of coal-mines
by Rashmee
Posted on August 7, 2022
It’s nearly one year since the Americans beat it from Kabul, giving way to the …
Read MoreBack to the future in Afghanistan?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 6, 2022
On October 7, 2001, a US-led coalition began an intense bombing campaign on Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. …
Read MoreAmerica’s 20-year engagement with Afghanistan and the unrealised pomegranate peace
by Rashmee
Posted on August 5, 2022
The other day a US contractor, Dan Smock was on the radio from Texas. He …
Read MoreAmerica’s contradictions in three events on just one day
by Rashmee
Posted on August 4, 2022
The first Tuesday of August 2022 underlined America’s many contradictions, some reassuringly rational, others fantastical …
Read MoreAmerica’s resurrection and Dr Zawahiri’s multiple deaths
by Rashmee
Posted on August 3, 2022
Ayman Al Zawahiri died many times over – in the headlines. But on August 1, …
Read MorePoor little rich ‘underdog’ Rishi and the U factor
by Rashmee
Posted on July 24, 2022
Rishi Sunak’s push to make the Conservative Party love him (or at least to understand …
Read MoreJanuary 6: America’s ‘feast of the goat’?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 22, 2022
When reports from the January 6 committee’s latest hearing came in, it told us nothing …
Read MoreAs with Mexico 1994, Sri Lanka needs a Nafta-like benefactor
by Rashmee
Posted on July 18, 2022
Sri Lanka’s current economic crisis is reminiscent of Mexico 1994. But there, the comparison ends. …
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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