The Saudi shimmy: Oil’s well with football

by Rashmee

Posted on August 19, 2023 / The Times of India


Petrodollars flowing to football isn’t novel, but European jibes betray an outdated mindset. Stars like …

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The planned Saudi linear city revives a 19th century idea

by Rashmee

Posted on October 9, 2022


Politico’s ‘Living Cities’ edition had a fascinating piece the other day on the linear city, …

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A moral vacuum…on either side of the English Channel?

by Rashmee

Posted on December 13, 2021


On either side of the English Channel, the debate is about a moral vaccum. In …

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Eid under lockdown: Art for the interminable now, the pandemic era

by Rashmee

Posted on May 25, 2020


The painting made its way around the locked-down world’s usual, no-touch channels of communication. There …

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A tale of two elections: Israel, 2019; US, 2020 – Part II

by Rashmee

Posted on April 8, 2019


While US President Donald Trump will run for re-election in 2020 on a solidly pro-Israel …

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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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Message from Mohammed bin Salman visit: It is Pakistan first

by Rashmee

Posted on February 23, 2019 / First Post


The Saudi Crown Prince’s visit to New Delhi was historic, but perhaps only for the …

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Opexit? 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 …

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How #Qatar crisis is linked to Singapore & other small countries US said it would protect

by Rashmee

Posted on June 16, 2017


Whatever your political sympathies about Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states, consider this economist’s …

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Saudi King Salman, the Magnificent

by Rashmee

Posted on March 19, 2017 / The Arab Weekly


As the Saudi king continues his month-long travels through Asia, the tone of media coverage …

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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