“People & Places” by Husna Kassim claims to be a collection of 22 essays that involve travel memoirs, prominent stories of a few Malaysian people, and personal anecdotes from her life. However, after reading the book I felt it’s more about personal experiences of the author as a traveler and keen observer of life from a moot point.
From Shanghai clique to Xi Circle – Rise & Fall of Chinese Political elites by Nadeera Dickwella
Photo Credit – Reuters In politics a leader’s political security is guaranteed by trusted comrades around him. This was true to the Romans, true to the soviets & true to any modern […]
A Christmas Truce for Russia – Ukraine war ??? by Nadeera Dickwella
Photo Credit NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/russia-ukraine-peace-talks-likely-nothing-peace-rcna25583 “In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known” Thomas Pickering Looking at various ways diplomacy has been used in the Russia – Ukraine […]