{"id":16084,"date":"2022-03-08T12:01:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T06:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=16084"},"modified":"2022-03-08T12:01:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T06:31:36","slug":"the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-mar-8-2022-day-249","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-mar-8-2022-day-249\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary\u2013 Mar 8, 2022; Day 249"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Difficult Word\/ Phrase<\/td><td>Contextual Sense<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Set off&nbsp;<\/td><td>Provoke or stir up<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sectarian&nbsp;<\/td><td>Of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Persecution&nbsp;<\/td><td>the act of treating somebody in a cruel and unfair way, especially because of their race, religion or political beliefs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Animosity&nbsp;<\/td><td>A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drum up&nbsp;<\/td><td>Bring together people for a common purpose or generate support a particular action<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hardliner&nbsp;<\/td><td>A conservative who is uncompromising<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Insurgency&nbsp;<\/td><td>An organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Porous&nbsp;<\/td><td>Allowing passage in and out<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blasphemy&nbsp;<\/td><td>behaviour or language that is offensive or shows a lack of respect for God or religion<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>At the Forefront&nbsp;<\/td><td>in a leading position<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/exams\/banking\/rbi-assistant\/?refcode=3785&amp;utm_source=Blog_The+Hindu+Editorial+Vocabulary%E2%80%93+Mar+8%2C+2022%3B+Day+249_080322_RBIAM&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=RBIAM\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/RBI_Assistant_020921-1024x128.jpg\" alt=\"RBI_Assistant_Free Mock\" class=\"wp-image-8325\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Terror in Peshawar: on Shia mosque attack<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Islamist terrorists are seeking to <strong>set off (Provoke or stir up)<\/strong> a Sunni-Shia <strong>sectarian (Of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects) <\/strong>war in Af-Pak region<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The suicide attack at a Shia mosque in Peshawar, killing at least 62 people, is a grave reminder of Pakistan\u2019s growing security challenges after the Taliban\u2019s return to power in Afghanistan and the continued <strong>persecution (the act of treating somebody in a cruel and unfair way, especially because of their race, religion or political beliefs) <\/strong>that the Shia minority is facing in the Af-Pak region. This was the deadliest attack in Pakistan since the 2018 bombing of Quetta, killing 149 people. The Islamic State terrorist organisation, which has carried out a number of suicide attacks in Afghanistan ever since the Taliban captured Kabul in August 2021, has claimed responsibility for the bombing. The IS\u2019s sectarian <strong>animosity (A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility) <\/strong>towards the Shias is well-known. In Iraq and Syria, the IS has carried out systematic attacks against the Shias, who they call \u201crejectionists\u201d of Islam just because they belong to a different branch of the faith. In Afghanistan, the IS-Khorasan has targeted religious minorities such as Shias and Sikhs. They use sectarian attacks to <strong>drum up (Bring together people for a common purpose or generate support a particular action)<\/strong> support for their murderous ideology among Sunni <strong>hardliners (A conservative who is uncompromising)<\/strong>. Earlier in Afghanistan, the IS-K was confined to the eastern province of Nangarhar. But the complete breakdown of security in the last phase of the Taliban\u2019s <strong>insurgency (An organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict) <\/strong>and the collapse of the Islamic Republic of President Ashraf Ghani last year appears to have given the IS a fresh lease of life. The Peshawar attack suggests that the IS threat is now spreading across the <strong>porous (Allowing passage in and out) <\/strong>border to Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shias, who make up some 20% of Pakistan\u2019s population, face growing sectarian violence by extremist groups and a state crackdown under the infamous <strong>blasphemy (behaviour or language that is offensive or shows a lack of respect for God or religion) <\/strong>law. The Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jamaat and Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, two hardline Sunni groups, have been <strong>at the forefront (in a leading position) <\/strong>of an anti-Shia campaign in the country. In July 2020, the Punjab Assembly passed a Bill (Tahaffuz-e-Bunyad-e-Islam) which supported only Sunni interpretation of Islam. Terrorist organisations such the IS are trying to exploit these existing sectarian hostilities by carrying out attacks on Shia mosques. What they want in Pakistan and Afghanistan is the same as what they have wanted in Iraq and Syria \u2014 a Shia-Sunni sectarian civil war. What makes the threat dangerous this time is the political change in Afghanistan. As the Taliban became the rulers of Afghanistan, the IS emerged as the main armed opposition to the Taliban. The Taliban\u2019s relationship with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, also called Pakistan Taliban) also makes the security situation complicated for Pakistan. Islamabad supported the Afghan Taliban to capture power in Kabul. The Afghan Taliban back the TTP, their ideological brethren, who are fighting Pakistani forces. As the security situation remains fragile in the Af-Pak region, groups such as the IS are swiftly pushing their terror agenda. The Peshawar attack should serve as a warning to Pakistan, which sees the wheel of jihadism returning. If it does not check the widespread anti-Shia narrative and find a way to tackle the security challenges posed by both the TTP and the IS-K, its borderlands could once again turn to anarchy and sectarian bloodletting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/exams\/banking\/rbi-assistant\/?refcode=3785&amp;utm_source=Blog_The+Hindu+Editorial+Vocabulary%E2%80%93+Mar+8%2C+2022%3B+Day+249_080322_RBIAM&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=RBIAM\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/RBI_Assistant_020921-1024x128.jpg\" alt=\"RBI_Assistant_Free Mock\" class=\"wp-image-8325\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\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>Want to learn new words on a daily basis? 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