The logic of ‘Brides of India’ tourism tat
by Rashmee
Posted on January 29, 2023
More than a decade ago, Patrick Barkham singled out tacky holiday souvenirs from India at …
Read MoreOn his 75th death anniversary, the Mahatma as a marketing tool
by Rashmee
Posted on January 28, 2023
At month’s end, it will be 75 years since Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by Nathuram …
Read MoreIndia, Italy, Saudi, Colombia, Ethiopia haven’t had a US ambassador for a year or more
by Rashmee
Posted on January 27, 2023
Shashi Tharoor, an Indian politician and former United Nations diplomat, recently fulminated on the Biden …
Read MoreThe tanks-to-Ukraine story is not about America’s 31 Abrams, but its heart
by Rashmee
Posted on January 26, 2023
On Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s birthday, America announced a big present. Not the 31 M1 …
Read MoreMission Impossible for India’s new Bond-style film to reset the country’s political plot?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 25, 2023
From January 25, India and much of the world gets to see Shah Rukh Khan’s …
Read MoreThe egg-spensive scramble and what it says about our interconnected world
by Rashmee
Posted on January 24, 2023
The global scramble for eggs is getting egg-spensive. Malaysia was suffering an acute shortage of …
Read More‘Heard the one about the Indian farmer and the AI bot?’ Microsoft’s Nadella told the story at Davos
by Rashmee
Posted on January 23, 2023
Generative is the buzzword of the moment and so it was, both on the magic …
Read MoreIf Davos didn’t exist, would we have to invent it…as an email?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 22, 2023
“Has there ever been a ‘meeting that should have been an email’ so glaring as …
Read MoreDavos trivia: One very dapper Bhutto, 3 Asian VIPs and an immortal WEF founder
by Rashmee
Posted on January 21, 2023
In light of the media’s mutterings about the shameful lack of a viable succession plan …
Read MoreIs Jacinda Ardern’s short sharp goodbye a template or a telling sign of the times?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 20, 2023
There are two ways to look at Jacinda Ardern’s tearful announcement that she did not …
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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