{"id":1317,"date":"2021-04-17T11:49:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T06:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=1317"},"modified":"2021-04-17T11:49:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T06:19:27","slug":"the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-apr-17-2021-day-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-apr-17-2021-day-40\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary\u2013 Apr 17, 2021; Day 40"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We hope that these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/vocabulary\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-download-free-pdf\/\">editorial articles<\/a>\u00a0are helping you in your exam preparation. This series of\u00a0 Editorials\u2019 Difficult Words will help you to understand the editorials of The Hindu in a better way. Today we have come up with the explanation of difficult words\/phrases of the below editorial. Have a look and update your word power &amp; general awareness by going through this editorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Difficult Word\/ Phrase<\/td><td>Contextual Meaning<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pullout&nbsp;<\/td><td>a withdrawal, especially from military involvement<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Insurgents&nbsp;<\/td><td>a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Coalition&nbsp;<\/td><td>a group formed when two or more militaries agree to work together temporarily in a partnership to achieve a common goal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Roadblock&nbsp;<\/td><td>a barrier or barricade on a road, especially one set up by the authorities to stop and examine traffic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shaky&nbsp;<\/td><td>unstable<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Precarious&nbsp;<\/td><td>dangerously likely to collapse<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stalemated&nbsp;<\/td><td>having reached a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overrun&nbsp;<\/td><td>spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Verge&nbsp;<\/td><td>an extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ominous&nbsp;<\/td><td>giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/exams\/government\/ssc-cgl\/?refcode=1874&amp;utm_source=Blog_The%20Hindu%20Editorial%20Vocabulary%E2%80%93%20Apr%2017%2C%202021%3B%20Day%2040_170421_SSCCGLM&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=SSCCGLM\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SSG-CGL-Tier-I-Mock-1.png\" alt=\"SSG-CGL-Tier-I-Mock\" class=\"wp-image-1081\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exiting Afghanistan: On U.S. troop <strong>pullout (a withdrawal, especially from military involvement)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The U.S. pullout without any settlement leaves the Taliban stronger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By announcing that all U.S. troops would be pulled out of Afghanistan by September 11, President Joe Biden has effectively upheld the spirit of the Trump-Taliban deal, rather than defying it. In the agreement between the Trump administration and the <strong>insurgents (a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government)<\/strong> in February 2020, U.S. troops were scheduled to pull back by May 1, in return for the Taliban\u2019s assurance that they would not let terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda and the Islamic State operate on Afghan soil. When Mr. Biden ordered a review of the U.S.\u2019s Afghan strategy, there was speculation that he would delay the pullout at least until there was a political settlement. But he chose an orderly pullout \u2014 the remaining troops (officially 2,500) will start leaving Afghanistan on May 1, with a full withdrawal by September 11. Besides the U.S. troops, the thousands of <strong>coalition (a group formed when two or more militaries agree to work together temporarily in a partnership to achieve a common goal)<\/strong> troops under the NATO\u2019s command are also expected to pull back along with the Americans. Mr. Biden\u2019s push to revive the peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban has hit a <strong>roadblock (a barrier or barricade on a road, especially one set up by the authorities to stop and examine traffic)<\/strong>. A U.S.-initiated, UN-led regional peace conference is scheduled to take place in Ankara, Turkey, on April 24. But the Taliban have made it clear that they will not participate in it, and have threatened to step up attacks if the U.S. did not meet the May 1 withdrawal deadline. It is not clear whether the peace conference will go through without the Taliban\u2019s participation and what it would achieve even if it goes through without the Taliban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/exams\/government\/ssc-cgl\/?refcode=1874&amp;utm_source=Blog_The%20Hindu%20Editorial%20Vocabulary%E2%80%93%20Apr%2017%2C%202021%3B%20Day%2040_170421_SSCCGLM&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=SSCCGLM\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SSG-CGL-Tier-I-Mock-1.png\" alt=\"SSG-CGL-Tier-I-Mock\" class=\"wp-image-1081\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This leaves the already <strong>shaky (unstable)<\/strong> Ghani government in an even more <strong>precarious (dangerously likely to collapse)<\/strong> situation. After September, the government will be left with itself on the battleground against the Taliban. For now, Mr. Ghani has held together the powerful sections of the state and society against the Taliban at least in the provincial capitals. But once the Americans are gone, the balance of power in the <strong>stalemated (having reached a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible)<\/strong> conflict could shift decisively in favour of the Taliban. In the recent past, whenever the Taliban <strong>overran (spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers)<\/strong> cities, U.S. air power was crucial in driving them back. The country is already witnessing a series of targeted killings of journalists, activists and other civil society members opposed to the Taliban. This does not mean that the government is on the <strong>verge (an extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen)<\/strong> of collapse. The U.S. has promised that it would continue remote assistance to the government. The role of regional players such as Russia, China and India, which have a shared interest in a stable Afghanistan, will also be crucial in deciding the country\u2019s future. But one thing is certain: the U.S., despite all its military might, has lost the war and its withdrawal, without any settlement or even a peace road map, leaves the Taliban stronger and the government weaker. That is an <strong>ominous (giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen)<\/strong> sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/exams\/government\/ssc-cgl\/?refcode=1874&amp;utm_source=Blog_The%20Hindu%20Editorial%20Vocabulary%E2%80%93%20Apr%2017%2C%202021%3B%20Day%2040_170421_SSCCGLM&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=SSCCGLM\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SSG-CGL-Tier-I-Mock-1.png\" alt=\"SSG-CGL-Tier-I-Mock\" class=\"wp-image-1081\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope you got to know some new words\/phrases which will definitely be useful in the English section of upcoming competitive exams. Wishing you all the best for your preparation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to improve your vocabulary further?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/vocabulary\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-download-free-pdf\/\">Download the Lists of Word-Meanings of Previous Months here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to update your vocabulary on an ongoing basis? 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