Why China may not want to ‘become more like a western country’
by Rashmee
Posted on July 9, 2020 / The Focus
Just the other day, Sir Malcolm Rifkind was on the BBC World Service, fulminating about …
Read MoreThe post-pandemic restaurant
by Rashmee
Posted on June 26, 2020 / The Focus
Robot cooks and servers. Mannequins to enforce social distancing. Two ideas for the post-pandemic restaurant …
Read MoreA year in protests. It underlined our interconnectedness
by Rashmee
Posted on December 13, 2019
As the year hastens to an end, journalists like me are trying to discern the …
Read MoreThe only real link between Chile, Lebanon, Algeria, Hong Kong is the word ‘protest’
by Rashmee
Posted on November 3, 2019
The editor of Open Democracy, the UK political website, pointed out a crucial point the …
Read MoreHong Kong, Paris and Santiago are relatively rich but restive. A development economist explains why
by Rashmee
Posted on October 30, 2019
I’m rivetted by Jeffrey Sachs’ analysis of why rich cities rebel. Paris, Hong Kong and …
Read MoreHong Kong’s last British governor offers a pragmatic view of how to fix things
by Rashmee
Posted on October 7, 2019
The Chinese probably won’t want to be taking anyone’s advice on Hong Kong and certainly …
Read MoreKashmir and Hong Kong are not the same
by Rashmee
Posted on August 18, 2019
With protests in Hong Kong going into their 11th straight week and the Kashmir …
Read MoreThe focus on Hong Kong’s protests rather than Sudan says a lot
by Rashmee
Posted on July 2, 2019
How much have you heard and read about frenzied street protests recently? If you have, …
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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