Sultan M Hali

Enter the year of the dragon

THE Chinese Lunar New Year has commenced; a happy new year to all Chinese friends—the year of the dragon—which has great significance for China. As…

‘To Sir with love’ on Catchpole’s 27th death anniversary

TO Sir with love, here is not the famous 1967 Sydney Poitier movie but is the title of the documentary I had produced on the…

Modi’s consecration/desecration of Ayodhya temple

On 22 January 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shattered India’s pretense of “secularism” by personally performing the consecration of an idol in a controversial place…

BD 2024 elections — questionable and sham!

BANGLADESH held general elections on January 7, where the ruling incumbent Sheikh Hasina Wajid won a consecutive fourth term. The United States Department of State…

China’s economy on the path of recovery

COVID-19 wreaked havoc all over the world, besides taking a huge toll of precious lives, the global pandemic shattered economies, put development projects on a…

Sino-US diplomatic ties: Past, present and future

THE year 2024 marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the US. On 01 January, President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden…

Adieu 2023 — a tumultuous year

AS we bid farewell to 2023—one of the bloodiest years in contemporary history—with a sigh of relief that the year is over but not the…

The forgotten Biharis in East Pakistan

BIHARI is a generic term, which implies the migrants from the Indian state of Bihar, who headed for then East Pakistan, after the partition of…

The fall of Dhaka & the day after . . .

THE secession of East Pakistan, which came about with the creation of Bangladesh, is one of the saddest chapters in the history of Pakistan. On…

A painful sojourn to Córdoba Mosque – Cathedral

Ever since this scribe had read Allama Iqbal’s epic poem “The Mosque of Córdoba” and learnt that during his visit to this great cultural landmark…

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