61 years ago, Gagarin became the first man in space. It’s still worth celebrating
by Rashmee
Posted on April 12, 2022
These days, it’s thought to be in bad taste to praise Russia or Russians for …
Read MoreHuman beings think and feel, which is as it should be
by Rashmee
Posted on March 7, 2022
Some years ago, Nigel Nicholson, a professor of organizational behavior at London Business School, …
Read MoreThe world is too much with us. How not to deal with it
by Rashmee
Posted on March 6, 2022
The Unabomber way of dealing (or rather not dealing) with the world never helped anyone. …
Read MoreKuwait got it; will Ukraine? (Hint: international help)
by Rashmee
Posted on February 24, 2022
On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded its neighbour Kuwait, occupied it for seven months and …
Read MoreAmerica in the Middle East in 2019
by Rashmee
Posted on January 4, 2019
There is every chance America’s half-in half-out posture in the Middle East will create massive …
Read MoreOpexit? Qat-exit? Qatar’s decision to leave OPEC is symbolically important
by Rashmee
Posted on December 5, 2018
Call it Opexit, Qat-exit or what you will, but Qatar’s departure from OPEC illustrates the …
Read MoreThe Skripals have made international headlines. Their suffering not so much
by Rashmee
Posted on March 17, 2018
Just consider the effect of Novichok or the N-series nerve agent used in the attack …
Read MoreA year that dives once again into secret worlds – on screens big and small
by Rashmee
Posted on January 3, 2018
The new year is going to be big on a certain kind of cinema. The …
Read MoreThere’s only one Trump and he happens to belong in a post-scandal world
by Rashmee
Posted on June 14, 2017
If one Donald Trump in the White House weren’t bad enough, there are actually three.…
Read MoreAmerica First doesn’t mean Trump gets an alternate planet sans effects of #climate change
by Rashmee
Posted on June 3, 2017
The squabbling over who gains and loses from Trump #Paris climate deal exit is unedifying …
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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