Look who’s going to the polls…a worldwide vote tally

by Rashmee

Posted on August 22, 2023


With Zimbabwe going to the polls on Wednesday, August 23, Guatemala and Ecuador having done …

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And the country of the year is…

by Rashmee

Posted on December 26, 2020


Last year, The Economist picked Uzbekistan as its country of the year. The late despot …

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Plato used the image of the political leader as a doctor. That is particularly true in a pandemic

by Rashmee

Posted on March 31, 2020


Taiwan’s remarkably effective response to the coronavirus pandemic is thought to be in some measure …

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In time of coronavirus, Taiwan has a doctor in the house (or the vice-president’s office)

by Rashmee

Posted on March 23, 2020


Taiwan’s treatment of the coronavirus pandemic is considered extraordinary and quite remarkable, tough, transparent and …

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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