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      Rashmee Roshan Lall

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      Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California / AP
      The story of Alfred Nobel should sound a warning for Zuckerberg and his legacy

      The Facebook founder could find himself remembered as the social media giant who devoured the world – unless he acts now to undo the damage

      CommentMarch 27, 2018
      A banner in support of Vladimir Putin Pavel Golovkin / AP
      In modern Russia, the pleasing certainties of old have all but disappeared

      Rashmee Roshan Lall decodes the swagger and swinges of Russian politics and leadership

      CommentMarch 20, 2018
      A South Korean soldier walks past a television screen showing pictures of US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at a railway station in Seoul / AFP
      Could Trump's transactional approach secure 'the greatest deal' when it comes to North Korea?

      Sitting down with Kim Jong-un might​ be at odds with the customary swagger of the American security and foreign policy establishment – but it might also be common sense

      CommentMarch 13, 2018
      Donald Trump. Reuters
      Why it is profoundly unwise to make steel the key to American renewal

      In his zeal to speak to his electoral base, he may endanger other lucrative American exports, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall

      CommentMarch 06, 2018
      Justin Trudeau poses for a family photo at the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP
      Fashion diplomacy and the perils of overzealous style statements

      Canada’s prime minister may have forgotten that style must always be subservient to political substance, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall

      CommentFebruary 27, 2018
      Protesters take part in a Call To Action Against Gun Violence rally in Florida after the latest mass shooting / Reuters
      The Florida shooting was just one more on a list already too long and bloody

      if a constitutional right is meant to protect citizens, shouldn’t it make them feel – and be – more secure?

      CommentFebruary 20, 2018
      North Korean short track speed skater Choe Un Song was cheered on by both North and South Koreans / Reuters
      The unmissable spectacle of Olympic unity on the Korean peninsula

      Behind the shmaltz and shameless posturing, North Korea’s initiatives should at least be taken as they are meant – a tactical move to ensure survival for Kim Jong-un’s regime and his country

      CommentFebruary 13, 2018
      Narendra Modi. EPA
      India's plan for the world's largest public healthcare system is a big idea, but is it doomed to failure?

      It’s a worthy aspiration, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall, but too many details are yet to worked out

      CommentFebruary 06, 2018
      People attend a vigil for the victims of a fatal shooting at Marshall County High School, Kentucky, after a 15-year-old accused of the fatal shooting was arrested on preliminary charges of murder and assault / AP
      Trump's State of the Union address marks a deeply troubling back story to the narrative of American strength and success

      There is a deep malaise in the world's richest country with rampant gun violence, drug abuse and a lack of affordable healthcare

      CommentJanuary 30, 2018
      For years China was the world's top destination for recyclable goods, but a ban on certain imports has left nations scrambling to find new dumping grounds for growing piles of rubbish. The decision came into force on January 1, 2018. AFP
      Plastic pollution is already a big problem. This year it just got bigger

      There are no ready-made solutions to this crisis, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall

      CommentJanuary 23, 2018
      Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth, left, waves to his fans as he arrives at an event in Malaysia earlier this month. AP
      Rajnikanth to Oprah: celebrity status not enough for public office

      We should be concerned if high-ranking screen stars are the only people we consider for high office, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall

      CommentJanuary 17, 2018
      Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth, left, waves to his fans as he arrives at an event in Malaysia earlier this month. AP
      Name-recognition alone should not prepare you for office

      We should be concerned if high-ranking screen-stars are the only people we consider for high office, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall

      CommentJanuary 16, 2018
      Protesters in Lahore burn posters of Donald Trump earlier this year. K.M. Chaudary / AP
      How Trump set the stage for more gripping drama in the US-Pakistan relationship

      Even in a turning world, there remains an unchanging logic to the US-Pakistan relationship, one that preferences retort and repartee, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall

      CommentJanuary 09, 2018
      Winston Churchill. Getty Images
      The perils of teaching history through popular culture

      Rashmee Roshan Lall dissects the recent comments by Mike Huckabee suggesting that Donald Trump is the Winston Churchill of our times

      CommentJanuary 02, 2018
      Volunteers at the East London Mosque pack food donated by people of all faiths to feed the homeless in London, UK. Reuters
      From spiritual harmony to the women's movement, new narratives will emerge in 2018

      Next year might throw up new norms enshrining a basic level of dignity, writes Rashmee Roshan Lall

      OpinionDecember 26, 2017
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