{"id":41329,"date":"2023-05-04T11:47:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T06:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=41329"},"modified":"2023-05-04T11:47:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T06:17:53","slug":"the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-may-4-2023-day-430","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-may-4-2023-day-430\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary\u2013 May 4, 2023; Day 430"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Difficult Word\/ Phrase<\/td><td>Contextual Sense<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Outrage&nbsp;<\/td><td>Anger aroused by some perceived offence or injustice<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Discriminatory&nbsp;<\/td><td>Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Allege&nbsp;<\/td><td>Make an accusation or assertion without any proof<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indigenous&nbsp;<\/td><td>Originating where it is found<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Catalogue&nbsp;<\/td><td>Make a catalogue, compile a catalogue<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vilification&nbsp;<\/td><td>A rude expression intended to offend or hurt<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Intimidation&nbsp;<\/td><td>the action of frightening or threatening someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Demolition&nbsp;<\/td><td>The act of complete destruction of a building<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Curtail&nbsp;<\/td><td>Place restrictions on<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Call for&nbsp;<\/td><td>Express the need or desire for<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Revoke&nbsp;<\/td><td>Cancel officially<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stern&nbsp;<\/td><td>Serious and often disapproving; expecting someone to obey you<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sway&nbsp;<\/td><td>Controlling influence<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pluralistic&nbsp;<\/td><td>(of a society) having many different groups of people and different political parties in it<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Burnish&nbsp;<\/td><td>Polish and make shiny<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Present imperfect: on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom\u2019s latest report and India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Irrespective of what the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says, India must review its rights record&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For the fourth consecutive year, the government has expressed <strong>outrage (Anger aroused by some perceived offence or injustice) <\/strong>and rejected the recommendations of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom\u2019s (USCIRF) latest report, calling it \u201cbiased and motivated\u201d. In its report released on Monday, the independent congressional body has called for India to be designated a \u201cCountry of Particular Concern\u201d (CPC) for its \u201cworsening\u201d record on religious freedoms. The report has targeted the Indian government for \u201cpromoting and enforcing religiously <strong>discriminatory (Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice) <\/strong>policies\u201d, naming laws that deal with conversion, interfaith relationships, wearing the hijab and cow slaughter, as well as the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the&nbsp; National Register of Citizens. All of these, it <strong>alleges (Make an accusation or assertion without any proof)<\/strong>, have impacted minorities including Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Dalits, and Adivasis (<strong>indigenous (Originating where it is found)<\/strong> peoples and Scheduled Tribes) negatively. The USCIRF has also <strong>catalogued (Make a catalogue, compile a catalogue) <\/strong>acts of violence and the <strong>vilification (A rude expression intended to offend or hurt) <\/strong>of minorities and criticised the \u201csuppression of critical voices\u201d by <strong>intimidation (the action of frightening or threatening someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do) <\/strong>that includes surveillance, <strong>demolition (The act of complete destruction of a building) <\/strong>of property, detentions and the targeting of NGOs through laws <strong>curtailing (Place restrictions on) <\/strong>foreign donations. It has criticised the U.S. State Department for not having designated India as a CPC, and has <strong>called for (Express the need or desire for)<\/strong> sanctions on Indian government agencies and officials. In the only such sanction imposed on India, the U.S. had, in 2005, <strong>revoked (Cancel officially) <\/strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s U.S. visa after a USCIRF recommendation on the 2002 Gujarat riots. In its response, the External Affairs Ministry has told the USCIRF to \u201cdesist\u201d from such reports and to \u201cdevelop a better understanding of India&#8230;. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government\u2019s <strong>stern (serious and often disapproving; expecting someone to obey you) <\/strong>reaction is understandable, and is in line with its response to such reports over the last two decades, since the USCIRF began to publish its findings. The process the USCIRF follows is non-inclusive, and the fact that it does not study the state of religious freedoms inside the U.S., suggests a double standard. Moreover, its recommendations hold no <strong>sway (Controlling influence) <\/strong>within India, and are meant only for the U.S. government to deliberate on, and accept or dismiss. Either way, there is little need for or utility to New Delhi\u2019s public responses, which make it sound defensive and do not actually repair the reputational damage to India as a secular, inclusive and <strong>pluralistic ((of a society) having many different groups of people and different political parties in it) <\/strong>democracy. Given the detailed and pointed accusations, however, the Centre may well consider an internal review of its conduct and the direction it hopes to lead India in, on issues such as religious freedoms and rights. Eventually, any government\u2019s duty is not in achieving a perfect score in a survey run abroad, but rather in <strong>burnishing (Polish and make shiny) <\/strong>its record of delivering justice, equality and security to its citizens back home.<\/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>Update your vocabulary with the help of this analysis of The Hindu Editorial. 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