BRICS for a new world order
by Rashmee
Posted on September 3, 2023
Welcome to This Week, Those Books, your rundown on books new and old that resonate …
Read MoreMystery of the missing sea ice and a literal heat wave, ie hot water
by Rashmee
Posted on August 1, 2023
Two of the more shocking bits and pieces I couldn’t fit into the cli-fi and …
Read MoreThe G7 has returned to being a gentlemen’s club
by Rashmee
Posted on June 26, 2022
Today, leaders of some of the world’s biggest economies get together in the Bavarian Alps. …
Read MoreIt’s not quite true that Biden gave Boris a bespoke bike and got a framed Wikipedia photo in return
by Rashmee
Posted on June 14, 2021
/ BLIMEY BLIGHTY Britain may be much poorer for Brexit but it’s not so broke …
Read MoreG7’s global corporate tax pitch is both practical and principled
by Rashmee
Posted on June 8, 2021 / The National
International summits can sometimes be dull and formulaic, but there is a decided buzz about …
Read MoreBoris Johnson and that honeymoon
by Rashmee
Posted on June 7, 2021
Sometimes, it’s hard for a newly married prime minister to feel the love / BLIMEY …
Read MoreYoung though he is, Macron may suddenly feel the intimations of mortality. Here’s why
by Rashmee
Posted on December 4, 2020
News reports on 94-year-old Valéry Giscard d’Estaing’s death routinely described France’s former president as “the …
Read MoreTrump eviscerates G7 - and America’s leadership
by Rashmee
Posted on May 31, 2020 / The Focus
Donald Trump wants to turn the G7 group of advanced economies into the ‘G10 or …
Read MoreSummitry is best captured in satire - if only so much of it wasn’t so achingly accurate
by Rashmee
Posted on June 12, 2018 / The National
Sometimes summitry is best captured in satire. Ahead of today’s Singapore meeting between Donald Trump …
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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