Sharmila Devi is a journalist with more than 25 years of experience writing for international newspapers, journals, and agencies. She worked for the Financial Times for more than a decade, served as the newspaper's Jerusalem correspondent during the Second Intifada, and reported extensively from the Middle East and Africa. She has also worked as a political risk consultant and writer for humanitarian agencies.
A golden age of resilience against diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that started with the discovery of penicillin in 1928 has ended,...
Many office workers returning to their desks feeling a sense of back-to-school depression this autumn may be dreaming about their next holiday. When choosing their...
Yemen has been overshadowed by other global crises but the nearly 10-year-old conflict grinds on and millions continue to suffer. It is only through the prism...
Few people in the rich world would want to repeat the global shutdown seen during COVID-19 but it seems even fewer want to listen to...
Imagine the UK ceding its permanent seat on the UN Security Council to India. This was the thought experiment raised recently by Kishore Mahbubani, Singaporean...
