{"id":20731,"date":"2022-06-14T11:21:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T05:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=20731"},"modified":"2023-11-10T10:24:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T04:54:08","slug":"the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-jun-14-2022-day-310","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-jun-14-2022-day-310\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary\u2013 Jun 14, 2022; Day 310"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Difficult Word\/ Phrase<\/td><td>Contextual Sense<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Intensifying&nbsp;<\/td><td>Increasing in strength or intensity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rivalry&nbsp;<\/td><td>The act of competing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Geopolitical&nbsp;<\/td><td>Relating to the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eye-opening&nbsp;<\/td><td>Something surprising and revealing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Weaponry&nbsp;<\/td><td>Weapons considered collectively<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Coercive&nbsp;<\/td><td>relating to or using force or threats<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bilateral&nbsp;<\/td><td>Having two sides<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Prospect&nbsp;<\/td><td>The possibility of future success<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Imminent&nbsp;<\/td><td>Close in time; about to occur<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fortify&nbsp;<\/td><td>Make strong or stronger<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>De-escalation&nbsp;<\/td><td>reduction of the intensity of a conflict or potentially violent situation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Band&nbsp;<\/td><td>Form a group or unite<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Restrain&nbsp;<\/td><td>To close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Destabilising&nbsp;<\/td><td>Become unstable<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nascent&nbsp;<\/td><td>Being born or beginning<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tussle&nbsp;<\/td><td>Disorderly fighting<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choosing sides: On <strong>intensifying (Increasing in strength or intensity) rivalry (The act of competing) <\/strong>between U.S. and China<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">As the U.S. and China intensify their rivalry, other countries are faced with hard choices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By speaking out last week on the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), two top American officials have sent a clear message that Washington views the on-going India-China border tensions as part of the broader <strong>geopolitical (Relating to the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state) <\/strong>contest underway in the region. On a visit to New Delhi, General Charles A. Flynn, Commander of the U.S. Army Pacific, described the level of Chinese activity in Eastern Ladakh as <strong>\u201ceye-opening\u201d (Something surprising and revealing)<\/strong>&nbsp; and questioned its intentions. Then, at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, the region\u2019s most high-profile security event, U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin said Beijing was continuing to \u201charden its position\u201d along the border. He drew a connection between China\u2019s fishing activities in the East China Sea, the placing of advanced <strong>weaponry (Weapons considered collectively) <\/strong>on man-made islands in the South China Sea, and its LAC actions as part of a \u201c<strong>coercive (relating to or using force or threats)<\/strong> and aggressive approach\u201d to territorial claims. He underlined that the Biden administration saw the Indo-Pacific as its \u201cpriority theatre of operations\u201d and at the \u201cheart of American grand strategy\u201d. The LAC comment predictably led to China\u2019s Foreign Ministry accusing the U.S. of \u201cadding fuel to the fire\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 15, 2022, will mark the second anniversary of the violent Galwan Valley clash, which also marked the lowest point in <strong>bilateral (Having two sides) <\/strong>relations in many decades. Leaving aside the curious detail that American officials have recently had more to say publicly than their Indian counterparts about the as-yet-unresolved crisis, there appears to be little <strong>prospect (The possibility of future success) <\/strong>of an <strong>imminent (Close in time; about to occur) <\/strong>resolution after two years and 15 rounds of talks. At the Shangri-La Dialogue, to which New Delhi puzzlingly did not send high-level political representation, the Chinese Defence Minister, Gen. Wei Fenghe, alleged it was India that \u201csent people to the Chinese side of the territory\u201d. He did add that both sides were working on maintaining good relations, but with India and China continuing to <strong>fortify (Make strong or stronger) <\/strong>forward areas, a full <strong>de-escalation (reduction of the intensity of a conflict or potentially violent situation)<\/strong> remains increasingly unlikely. By highlighting the border, the U.S. appears to be making its case to the region that its allies and partners need to <strong>band (Form a group or unite) <\/strong>together to <strong>restrain (To close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement) <\/strong>China\u2019s behaviour. New Delhi, for its part, will likely face ever greater expectations to take a stand on China\u2019s actions, beyond the bilateral domain. India, so far, is the only one among the four Quad countries to refrain from taking public positions on issues such as Taiwan and Hong Kong. Beijing, meanwhile, is pointing to the U.S. and the Quad as <strong>destabilising (Become unstable) <\/strong>forces, viewing the Quad as a <strong>nascent (Being born or beginning) <\/strong>\u201cAsian NATO\u201d, a label that its members reject. New Delhi might like to say it has already chosen its side in this geopolitical <strong>tussle (Disorderly fighting) <\/strong>\u2014 that is, its own. But the reality is that countries are likely to face increasingly hard choices as they navigate an intensifying rivalry between the world\u2019s two biggest powers. <\/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>Improve Your vocabulary with the help of these editorial-anlyses which we publish on a daily basis. 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