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Petrodollars flowing to football isn’t novel, but European jibes betray an outdated mindset.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 …
Read MoreThe 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, …
Read MoreA 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 …
Read MoreEid 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 …
Read MoreA 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 …
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 MoreMessage 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 …
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 MoreHow #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 …
Read MoreSaudi 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