Have reforms weakened national political parties?

Given our long and disastrous history of regional satrapies, to allow central institutions to weaken further would be playing with fire, says Sonali Ranade BS Yeddyurappa, former chief minister of......

Market correction to continue

Short-term wave counts show that there could be minor pullbacks next week, which will be small counter-trend rallies to correct for over-sold conditions. says Sonali Ranade Continuous Commodity......

Rape is about power. Learn to wield it to fight rape

The empathy that the vocal, opinion-making class now feels for the 23-year-old student in Delhi who was gang raped in December has kindled something. But is it enough, asks Sonali......

1984 and 2002: How to bring trust back in the discourse

Trust is no more, and no less, than the faith that rule of law works equally for everybody and that the State exists to enforce such laws without fear or favour. It is trust in old-fashioned......

Hindutva is largely irrelevant to economic reforms

Hindutva is being conflated with good governance and economic performance in a determined bid to promote Narendra Modi, says Sonali Ranade I have tremendous respect for Tavleen Singh's espousal of......

US, EU markets continue to make new highs

Investors in India have a great buying opportunity in cyclical stocks that have completed their long corrections from the peak of 2007, says Sonali RanadeThe last two weeks of trading in world......

US equity markets at a critical juncture

The only matter for speculation is if the markets will make a new high before turning down or simply slip unceremoniously anytime now, says Sonali Ranade The world markets are not in sync, either......

Will China have to 'discover' the drumstick before us?

Why has the drumstick tree not found favour with officialdom given the ease of cultivation, its excellent nutritional value, shelf-life of its leaves as food, and its use as vegetable, asks Sonali......