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 …
Read MoreSouth 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 …
Read MoreWhy 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 — …
Read MoreWill 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 …
Read MorePakistan’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 …
Read MoreAmid 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 …
Read MoreBehind 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 …
Read MoreTrump’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 …
Read MoreWhat’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 …
Read MoreCan 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