The 2023 election calendar has some big ones

by Rashmee

Posted on January 5, 2023


New year, new election cycles with 2023 seeing five key races: Nigeria, Turkey, Pakistan, Thailand …

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South Asia is mostly bad news…and then there’s Afghanistan

by Rashmee

Posted on April 5, 2022


Sri Lanka is in turmoil. Pakistan is in a political flux. India is stepping proud …

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Why you need more than just a name in modern politics

by Rashmee

Posted on July 9, 2019 / The National


This month has already seen a spotlight shine on the rise — and fall — …

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Will Iranian oil shutdown hurt India?

by Rashmee

Posted on April 27, 2019 / First Post


What happens after May 1, when the US waiver for India and other major importers …

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Pakistan’s borrowing record with the IMF is pretty extraordinary

by Rashmee

Posted on March 28, 2019


Did you know Pakistan has secured 21 loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since …

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Amid all the turmoil, peace could break out between India and Pakistan

by Rashmee

Posted on March 4, 2019 / The National


Recent weeks have been tumultuous, but from out of the clamour, sober voices with no …

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Behind India and Pakistan’s sabre-rattling lies a chance for change

by Rashmee

Posted on September 26, 2018 / The National


That India and Pakistan are talking of war yet again illustrates the competing truths about …

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Trump’s America has a foreign policy Talleyrand would boil down to one word: ‘No’

by Rashmee

Posted on August 28, 2018


Five separate events over the past few days have come together to create a better …

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What’s the message of US sending Zalmay Khalilzad back to Afghanistan?

by Rashmee

Posted on August 23, 2018


US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is yet to formally appoint Zalmay Khalilzad, an Afghan-born …

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Can Imran Khan’s Pakistan balance Riyadh and Tehran?

by Rashmee

Posted on August 19, 2018 / The Arab Weekly


In the drama over the Trump administration’s attitude towards Iran, a country that has 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