{"id":58057,"date":"2023-08-28T10:03:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T04:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=58057"},"modified":"2023-08-28T10:03:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T04:33:32","slug":"the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-august-28-2023-day-459","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-august-28-2023-day-459\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary\u2013 August 28, 2023; Day 459"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Difficult Word\/ Phrase<\/td><td>Contextual Sense<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Starkly&nbsp;<\/td><td>In sharp outline or contrast<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>On the sidelines of&nbsp;<\/td><td>If you are on the sidelines or do something from the sidelines, you are not actively involved in something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tranquility&nbsp;<\/td><td>A state of peace and quiet<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Expeditious&nbsp;<\/td><td>Marked by speed and efficiency<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Turn down&nbsp;<\/td><td>Refuse with contempt<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sit-down&nbsp;<\/td><td>an occasion when you sit down and talk seriously with someone<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Predicate&nbsp;<\/td><td>to base something on a particular belief, idea or principle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hinge on&nbsp;<\/td><td>to depend on something completely<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Patrolling&nbsp;<\/td><td>Watch over or guard an area by regularly walking around<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ostensible&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u200bseeming or stated to be real or true, when this is perhaps not the case<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Optics&nbsp;<\/td><td>the superficial appearance of an action or event<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Opacity&nbsp;<\/td><td>the fact of being difficult to understand<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Talking about talking: On an India-China dialogue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping need to have substantive conversations on ties&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>India and China have once again come away from their talks with <strong>starkly (In sharp outline or contrast) <\/strong>different views of their ties. The only talking point from last week\u2019s brief conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping <strong>on the sidelines of (If you are on the sidelines or do something from the sidelines, you are not actively involved in something)<\/strong> the BRICS Summit revolved around not what was said between them \u2014 which remains largely a mystery as is the way of \u201cinformal\u201d conversations \u2014 but how it was said. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) released no statement on the talks, although Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra told reporters on August 24 that both had \u201cunderlined that the maintenance of peace and <strong>tranquility (A state of peace and quiet) <\/strong>in the border areas and observing and respecting the LAC are essential for the normalisation of the India-China relationship\u201d. He added that they had decided to \u201cdirect their relevant officials to intensify efforts at <strong>expeditious (Marked by speed and efficiency) <\/strong>disengagement and de-escalation\u201d. A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement made no such mention, saying that Mr. Xi had said both sides \u201cshould bear in mind the overall interests\u201d of ties and \u201chandle properly\u201d the border issue. The Chinese statement also said they had spoken at India\u2019s request, prompting \u201cofficial sources\u201d in New Delhi to tell reporters that it was China that had requested a more structured bilateral meeting, which India had <strong>turned down (Refuse with contempt)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exchange in South Africa was only the second known interaction between the leaders since the start of the LAC crisis in 2020. It took the MEA as long as eight months to acknowledge they had discussed the border in a conversation initially described as \u201cpleasantries\u201d exchanged at the G-20 in Bali in November 2022. India had, at the G-20 as well, reportedly made clear it was not willing for a more structured <strong>sit down (an occasion when you sit down and talk seriously with someone)<\/strong> exchange, although as videos showed, it was Mr. Modi who finally initiated the conversation with Mr. Xi. If the Modi government is concerned that speaking formally with Mr. Xi would expose it to Opposition criticism over China or dilute its messaging on \u201cabnormal\u201d ties, the argument that a dialogue is some sort of concession or a victory for Beijing is not a serious one. What matters more is what is said in the dialogue. In fact, a structured dialogue at the upcoming G-20 in New Delhi, which Mr. Xi is expected to attend, would give the Prime Minister the opportunity to firmly underline India\u2019s stand, in the clearest terms and at the highest level, that relations are <strong>predicated (to base something on a particular belief, idea or principle) <\/strong>on peace and the future of the relationship <strong>hinges on (to depend on something completely)<\/strong> China restoring the status quo and India\u2019s <strong>patrolling (Watch over or guard an area by regularly walking around) <\/strong>rights along the borders. The only <strong>ostensible (\u200bseeming or stated to be real or true, when this is perhaps not the case) <\/strong>reason for India\u2019s reluctance appears to be the government\u2019s unfortunate prioritisation of political <strong>optics (the superficial appearance of an action or event) <\/strong>over public interest in its dealing with China, which has also led to continuing <strong>opacity (the fact of being difficult to understand) <\/strong>over what is currently unfolding along the border.<\/p>\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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