Sultan M Hali

Enter the year of the dragon
- By Sultan M Hali
- February 11, 2024
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
- By Sultan M Hali
- February 4, 2024
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
- By Sultan M Hali
- January 28, 2024
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!
- By Sultan M Hali
- January 21, 2024
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
- By Sultan M Hali
- January 14, 2024
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
- By Sultan M Hali
- January 7, 2024
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
- By Sultan M Hali
- December 31, 2023
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
- By Sultan M Hali
- December 24, 2023
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 . . .
- By Sultan M Hali
- December 17, 2023
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
- By Sultan M Hali
- December 11, 2023
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…