The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, January 06, 2009

OPINION

AIRLINES: Aviation ‘spirit’-ualism
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. ...

TERRORISM: Sri Lanka needs political solution
In a world that has developed zero tolerance for conflicts with a terrorist element, it is easy to see why the Sri Lankan military offensive against the Tamil Tigers is looked at with admiration. This is also the reason why Israel has been ...

INTERVIEW: ‘We should avoid unfettered access to FII money’
If the National Stock Exchange (NSE) triggered reforms in the Indian stock market, the credit should go to Dr R. H. Patil, its first Managing Director. He was responsible for the growth and the development of the NSE, the first ...

LETTERS: Optimism about 2009
The soothing words which give hope for rational optimism about 2009 “2008: A forgettable year (Business Line, January 5) are coming at the right ...

LETTERS: Need to build confidence
The year 2008 witnessed totally unsteady and volatile run of he bourses almost through out the ...

TEXTILES: Opportunity in a crisis
Global meltdown presents a good opportunity for India in areas where the country has a positive image in the international market and where the purchased product is a commodity. Indian textiles has found acceptance, the world over, even if ...

EDITORIAL: Cargo controls
The strike by truck operators, which began in the early hours of Monday, could not have been timed worse. For the past three months the Government has been scrambling to support an economy that is fast heading downhill and all energies are ...

ENVIRONMENT: Global warming: Hot
Of late, there has been a lot of discussion both in the press and on the TV and radio on the impending doom that mankind might face sooner than expected, due to global warming. It is interesting to note that some Kerala astrologers too have taken ...

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 • S Venkitaramanan

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