The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 20, 2008

OPINION

ECONOMY: CPI is the way to go, not WPI
The policy-makers of the world, viz, the Finance Ministers and the Governors of the central banks of various countries, have gathered in Washington on their semi-annual get-togethers. They have gathered at a time when the world is threatened by ...

EDITORIAL: Restoring the market
The sharp fall in stock prices in the last two weeks is a confirmation of the validity of a principle long held about the stock market: That neither monetary loosening up nor policy-makers striking an aggressive posture before television cameras ...

POLITICS: Out of season session
For the first time in recent times, Parliament has begun a session out of season in October. It is another matter that the authorities insist that the session is a continuation of the one that was specially called on July 21-22 for the trust vote ...

POLITICS: Is Ratan Tata a Marxist?
That the poverty of responsible politics — the responsibility extending to the future of West Bengal and not just to the momentary requirements of politicians and political parties — has been the bane of the State has once again ...

FINANCIAL MARKETS: Europeans are looking for united solutions
The World Food Day was October 16. On this day, it became clear to me, beyond doubt, that the efficacy of self-centeredness within a ‘free market world’ is a universal law favouring the greedy and ...

POLITICS: UPA’s tightrope walking
After the Leftist parties, it is now the turn of the so-called all-party meet held in Tamil Nadu on October 14 under the aegis of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the leading constituent of the Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA), to ...

LETTERS: Land acquisition pains
This is with reference to the article “Easing land acquisition pains” (Business Line, October ...

LETTERS: Deposit cover
With reference to the artcle “A case for higher deposit insurance” (Business Line, October 17), the suggestion to increase insurance coverage for deposits with commercial banks and urban co-operative banks from ...

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