{"id":15736,"date":"2022-02-28T12:42:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T07:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=15736"},"modified":"2022-02-28T12:42:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T07:12:04","slug":"the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-feb-28-2022-day-244","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-feb-28-2022-day-244\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary\u2013 Feb 28, 2022; Day 244"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Difficult Word\/ Phrase<\/td>\n<td>Contextual Sense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Abstain\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Refrain from voting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thwart\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Censure\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Harsh criticism or disapproval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Abstention\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>The trait of abstaining<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Set much store\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>To have much faith, confidence, or belief in someone or something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cripple\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Deprive of strength<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Foregone\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Well in the past<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Peril\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>A state of danger involving risk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ambivalence\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>Mixed feelings or emotions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Transgression\u00a0<\/td>\n<td>the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A testing vote: On India\u2019s UNSC stand on Ukraine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">India had good reasons to <strong>abstain (Refrain from voting)<\/strong>, but might have to revisit its stance if the conflict worsens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thwarted (Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of) <\/strong>at the UN Security Council in their resolution to condemn Russian aggression on Ukraine, the U.S. and European allies now plan to ensure a <strong>censure (Harsh criticism or disapproval) <\/strong>of Moscow\u2019s actions at the UN General Assembly, where they already have the support of more than 80 countries. The Russian veto of resolution 8979 was a predetermined outcome: as a permanent UNSC member, Russia has vetoed UNSC resolutions earlier that were critical of its decision to send troops into Georgia (2008), and Crimea (2014), and could hardly have done otherwise. What was perhaps more disappointing for the western coalition was that it was unable to move India from its consistent position of <strong>abstention (The trait of abstaining)<\/strong>. China shifted from its support for Russia in the previous vote to abstention after the U.S. and Albania, the two \u201cpenholders\u201d of the resolution, agreed to drop the reference to Chapter VII (the authorisation of the use of force against Russian troops). The coalition against Russia is making a political statement at the UN, but not <strong>setting much store (To have much faith, confidence, or belief in someone or something)<\/strong> on the global body\u2019s effectiveness. Instead, the U.S. and the EU have adopted unilateral sanctions which they hope will <strong>cripple (Deprive of strength) <\/strong>Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s ability to sustain a longer assault on Ukraine, and also excised the Russian economy from the international SWIFT transaction system. In addition, the U.S., Germany and other countries have announced weapon supplies for Ukrainian forces. However, in the absence of direct air power assistance and foreign troops, it is unlikely that Ukraine will be able to change the balance of power in the equation with Russia easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India\u2019s abstention from the UNSC resolution too was perhaps a <strong>foregone (Well in the past) <\/strong>conclusion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s decision to take a call from Mr. Putin before the vote indicated that India would not take any stand against Russia. Apart from the India-Russia defence and strategic partnership, Russia is India\u2019s most trusted P-5 ally when it comes to blocking intrusive resolutions on Kashmir. In contrast, Mr. Modi only accepted the call from the Ukrainian President after the vote, and rather than offering support, requested assistance for the safe exit of Indian students. While India\u2019s hesitation to take a stand against Russia is understood, New Delhi must now consider whether its aspirations to be a \u201cleading power\u201d can be achieved without having a clear position on a conflict that threatens global security, even as the Modi government focuses solely on the well-being of Indians amidst the <strong>peril (A state of danger involving risk) <\/strong>faced by others. This will be especially true if the Russian military operation in Ukraine is prolonged, and the Government\u2019s <strong>ambivalence (Mixed feelings or emotions) <\/strong>is read as active support for aggressive <strong>transgressions (the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle) <\/strong>by a more powerful neighbour over a weaker one, something India has protested in its own neighbourhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Want to improve your vocabulary further?\u00a0<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>Keep your vocabulary updated with the help of our articles where we highlight 10 difficult words\/ phrases and explain their contextual sense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[139],"class_list":["post-15736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vocabulary","tag-editorials-difficult-words"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary\u2013 Feb 28, 2022; 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