👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES - 2 --> 27 APRIL👀
💥Daily Word Bytes - 2 from editorial - Saving Afghanistan💥
desist (verb) – stop, abstain/refrain, hold back.
Hindu Editorial usage : Global and regional powers must desist from playing the ‘Great Game’ and build peace
the Great Game (noun) – an intense fight between the British and the Russian Empire for dominance over Afghanistan (in 19th century).
Hindu Editorial usage : Global and regional powers must desist from playing the ‘Great Game’ and build peace
spring offensive (noun) – (symbolic) start of the fighting season; a war propaganda.
Hindu Editorial usage : Even before the Taliban announced its new “spring offensive”, violence in Afghanistan had escalated dangerously this year
casualty (noun) – victim, fatality, dead and injured.
Hindu Editorial usage : According to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the number of casualties in the first three months of 2018 was already 2,258
hail (verb) – acclaim, praise/applaud, commend.
Hindu Editorial usage : which was officially welcomed by both New Delhi and Kabul and hailed as a game-changer for the region. Just eight months later
uncertain (adjective) – unknown, unsure, doubtful.
Hindu Editorial usage : the policy itself seems uncertain.
yield (verb) – produce, give, provide.
Hindu Editorial usage : it has clearly not yielded calm on the ground, as wave upon wave of terrorist violence has lashed Kabul and other cities
lash (verb) – strike, hit, pummel.
Hindu Editorial usage : it has clearly not yielded calm on the ground, as wave upon wave of terrorist violence has lashed Kabul and other cities
diabolical (adjective) – wicked, shocking, dreadful/terrible.
Hindu Editorial usage : Sunday’s bomb attack in Kabul at a voter registration centre, where more than 57 were killed, carried a doubly diabolical message from the Islamic State.
fragile (adjective) – shaky, weak, unreliable.
Hindu Editorial usage : Not only did the group attack Afghanistan’s fragile democratic process, making it clear that elections next year could face more violence,
sectarian (adjective) – denoting a sect (a group of people); factional, partisan.
Hindu Editorial usage : highlighting the sectarian turn in the conflict
make headway (phrase) – make progress, proceed/advance, gain ground.
Hindu Editorial usage : Kabul’s efforts to protect its people, are making any headway. It is necessary for both to take a more hard-headed, realistic view of the road ahead.
hard-headed (adjective) – unsentimental, practical/pragmatic, sensible.
Hindu Editorial usage : Kabul’s efforts to protect its people, are making any headway. It is necessary for both to take a more hard-headed, realistic view of the road ahead.
proxy (noun) – deputy, representative, delegate (indirect forces).
Hindu Editorial usage : Growing U.S.-Russia tensions are creating space for proxies for both on Afghan soil,
be root in (verb) – have as an origin, have something as a cause.
Hindu Editorial usage : the attacks by al-Qaeda and IS-related terror groups have their roots in the larger war between Iran and the Arab world.
cast a shadow over (phrase) – spoil, diminish, let down.
Hindu Editorial usage : Tensions between India and Pakistan cast a shadow over Afghanistan
ironically (adverb) – paradoxically, unexpectedly, strangely.
Hindu Editorial usage : Ironically, in the wake of 9/11 and the Taliban’s defeat in 2001, for a while all these countries were actually on the same page on helping Afghanistan
in the wake of (phrase) – aftermath, as a consequence of, as a result of.
Hindu Editorial usage : Ironically, in the wake of 9/11 and the Taliban’s defeat in 2001, for a while all these countries were actually on the same page on helping Afghanistan
on the same page (phrase) – in agreement.
Hindu Editorial usage : Ironically, in the wake of 9/11 and the Taliban’s defeat in 2001, for a while all these countries were actually on the same page on helping Afghanistan
piecemeal (adjective & adverb) – a little at a time, bit by bit, in stages.
Hindu Editorial usage : but each one has amounted to too piecemeal an effort
stakeholder (noun) – a person with an interest in something.
Hindu Editorial usage : Defeating terrorism in Afghanistan needs every stakeholder to put aside differences, and acknowledge that the current situation is a danger to all.
put aside (phrasal verb) – disregard/forget, set aside, ignore.
Hindu Editorial usage : Defeating terrorism in Afghanistan needs every stakeholder to put aside differences, and acknowledge that the current situation is a danger to all.
Hindu Editorial usage : Global and regional powers must desist from playing the ‘Great Game’ and build peace
the Great Game (noun) – an intense fight between the British and the Russian Empire for dominance over Afghanistan (in 19th century).
Hindu Editorial usage : Global and regional powers must desist from playing the ‘Great Game’ and build peace
spring offensive (noun) – (symbolic) start of the fighting season; a war propaganda.
Hindu Editorial usage : Even before the Taliban announced its new “spring offensive”, violence in Afghanistan had escalated dangerously this year
Hindu Editorial usage : According to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the number of casualties in the first three months of 2018 was already 2,258
Hindu Editorial usage : which was officially welcomed by both New Delhi and Kabul and hailed as a game-changer for the region. Just eight months later
Hindu Editorial usage : the policy itself seems uncertain.
Hindu Editorial usage : it has clearly not yielded calm on the ground, as wave upon wave of terrorist violence has lashed Kabul and other cities
Hindu Editorial usage : it has clearly not yielded calm on the ground, as wave upon wave of terrorist violence has lashed Kabul and other cities
Hindu Editorial usage : Sunday’s bomb attack in Kabul at a voter registration centre, where more than 57 were killed, carried a doubly diabolical message from the Islamic State.
Hindu Editorial usage : Not only did the group attack Afghanistan’s fragile democratic process, making it clear that elections next year could face more violence,
Hindu Editorial usage : highlighting the sectarian turn in the conflict
Hindu Editorial usage : Kabul’s efforts to protect its people, are making any headway. It is necessary for both to take a more hard-headed, realistic view of the road ahead.
Hindu Editorial usage : Kabul’s efforts to protect its people, are making any headway. It is necessary for both to take a more hard-headed, realistic view of the road ahead.
Hindu Editorial usage : Growing U.S.-Russia tensions are creating space for proxies for both on Afghan soil,
Hindu Editorial usage : the attacks by al-Qaeda and IS-related terror groups have their roots in the larger war between Iran and the Arab world.
Hindu Editorial usage : Tensions between India and Pakistan cast a shadow over Afghanistan
Hindu Editorial usage : Ironically, in the wake of 9/11 and the Taliban’s defeat in 2001, for a while all these countries were actually on the same page on helping Afghanistan
Hindu Editorial usage : Ironically, in the wake of 9/11 and the Taliban’s defeat in 2001, for a while all these countries were actually on the same page on helping Afghanistan
Hindu Editorial usage : Ironically, in the wake of 9/11 and the Taliban’s defeat in 2001, for a while all these countries were actually on the same page on helping Afghanistan
Hindu Editorial usage : but each one has amounted to too piecemeal an effort
Hindu Editorial usage : Defeating terrorism in Afghanistan needs every stakeholder to put aside differences, and acknowledge that the current situation is a danger to all.
Hindu Editorial usage : Defeating terrorism in Afghanistan needs every stakeholder to put aside differences, and acknowledge that the current situation is a danger to all.
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