The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, December 23, 2008

OPINION

EDITORIAL: Cut to 2009
When the Reserve Bank of India began its monetary loosening in September, soon after the fall of Lehman Brothers and the onset of the financial crisis, the stated aim was to encourage greater liquidity flow to the banking system and to ...

PETROLEUM: Why oil prices should not fall beyond a point
There seems to be no stopping the oil prices’ fall, just as there was no stopping its rise earlier this year. Truly, oil’s movement has been dizzy, climbing to a high of $147 a barrel in July only to drop to around $50 today, and set ...

TERRORISM: Dealing with terror
India experienced a major terrorist attack on November 26, on soft targets in Mumbai. The toll of 180 human lives is heavy, but the psychological impact has been far greater on India and its people, as also on those from abroad. There has been ...

TERRORISM: Preventing a 9/11 in India
On Wednesday, November 26, 1941, the Japanese First Air Fleet Kido Butai (also known as the Carrier Striking Task Force) set sail from Hittokapu Bay, Japan. On Sunday, December 7, 1941, the first wave began its attack on the US Pacific Fleet ...

STATES: Vibrant Meghalaya
Dense forest, hills, gushing rivers, lakes, magnificent caves and enchanting valleys. Such captivating visuals unfold when one ventures into the kingdom of clouds — Meghalaya. Tribals dance to the beats of drums in colourful ...

LETTERS: Shareholder activism
The recent episode of shareholder activism in Satyam Computers’ acquisition plans is a rare phenomenon in India’s corporate world. It forced Satyam Computer Services to call off its $1.6-billion twin deals to acquire Maytas ...

Columnists: • C Gopinath • Harish Bijoor • G Chandrashekhar • S Murlidharan • Sharad Joshi • Mohan Murti • S Balakrishnan • Bharat Savur • B S Raghavan • Ganesh Challa • Bhanoji Rao • Swati • T Banusekar • Ramanujam Sridhar • Ranabir Ray Choudhury • Rasheeda Bhagat • P.V. Indiresan • P Devarajan • S Muralidhar • R K Raghavan • B Venkatesh

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