👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES - 1 -> 19 MAY👀
💥Daily Word Bytes - 1 from editorial - A chance in Srinagar: On Ramzan ceasefire💥
ceasefire (noun) – a temporary stoppage of a war, truce, armistice.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Prime Minister must take political ownership of the Centre’s Ramzan ceasefire
cessation (noun) – termination, stopping, end.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Centre’s announcement of a cessation of operations in Jammu and Kashmir during the month of Ramzan is a welcome step.
retaliate (verb) – hit back, counterattack, take revenge.
Hindu Editorial usage : The direction to the security forces not to launch operations in the State during this period, while allowing them to reserve “the right to retaliate if attacked or if it is essential to protect the lives of innocent people”,
respite (noun) – rest, break, interval/breathing space.
Hindu Editorial usage : is aimed at bringing respite to the Valley after two years of escalated violence,
call for (phrasal verb) – necessitate, demand, ask/request (a course of action).
Hindu Editorial usage : The decision came days after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti informed the Centre that an all-party meeting had called for a ceasefire.
equilibrium (noun) – balance, symmetry, equality.
Hindu Editorial usage : The quick response will help her recover some equilibrium politically, and get an administrative grip on the street
on the street (phrase) – figuratively meaning “widely known”.
Hindu Editorial usage : The quick response will help her recover some equilibrium politically, and get an administrative grip on the street
marked (adjective) – apparent/clear, noticeable, significant.
Hindu Editorial usage : there has been a marked increase in home-grown militancy.
home-grown (adjective) – belonging to one’s own country.
Hindu Editorial usage : there has been a marked increase in home-grown militancy.
militancy (noun) – belligerency, combativeness, contentiousness/defiance.
Hindu Editorial usage : there has been a marked increase in home-grown militancy.
funeral (noun) – burial, laying to rest, cremation.
Hindu Editorial usage : All too often, the funeral of a local militant has become the rallying point for anti-state protests, which lead to new recruitment.
rallying (adjective) – energizing, refreshing, reviving.
Hindu Editorial usage : All too often, the funeral of a local militant has become the rallying point for anti-state protests, which lead to new recruitment.
take its toll (noun) – have an adverse effect (or) undesirable consequence.
Hindu Editorial usage : The stone-pelting protests too have taken their toll and deepened alienation.
alienation (noun) – isolation, detachment, estrangement/separation.
Hindu Editorial usage : The stone-pelting protests too have taken their toll and deepened alienation.
cordon-and-search operation (noun) – a military strategy to seal off an area and search the
premises for weapons or terrorists.
Hindu Editorial usage : The cessation of cordon-and-search operations is a high-risk initiative — but it is the very riskiness of the gesture that could invite confidence among local groups to consider ways and means to mark an end to the violent couple of years.
gesture (noun) – action, deed; sign/indication.
Hindu Editorial usage : The cessation of cordon-and-search operations is a high-risk initiative — but it is the very riskiness of the gesture that could invite confidence among local groups to consider ways and means to mark an end to the violent couple of years.
ways and means (phrase) – methods and other things required to achieve something.
Hindu Editorial usage : The cessation of cordon-and-search operations is a high-risk initiative — but it is the very riskiness of the gesture that could invite confidence among local groups to consider ways and means to mark an end to the violent couple of years.
calibrated (adjective) – carefully assessed, carefully regulated, carefully adjusted.
Hindu Editorial usage : A series of calibrated complementary steps are required if any lasting contribution to improving the situation on the ground is to be made.
lasting (adjective) – enduring, persisting, permanent.
Hindu Editorial usage : A series of calibrated complementary steps are required if any lasting contribution to improving the situation on the ground is to be made.
on the ground (phrase) – in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.
Hindu Editorial usage : A series of calibrated complementary steps are required if any lasting contribution to improving the situation on the ground is to be made.
set (someone) in motion (phrase) – start, begin, initiate.
Hindu Editorial usage : That initiative set in motion a series of developments towards dialogue, despite the still-fresh wounds of the 1999 Kargil conflict.
parallel (noun) – similarity, correlation, resemblance.
Hindu Editorial usage : There are parallels between those days and today. In terms of violence, Kashmir is quickly spiralling out of control to the level seen 15 years ago.
gun down (phrasal verb) – shoot down, kill.
Hindu Editorial usage : Even as the security forces have gunned down 64 suspected terrorists in 2018, a large number of young Kashmiris have taken up arms.
in the wake of (phrase) – aftermath, as a result of, because of.
Hindu Editorial usage : According to the latest data from the State police, 69 local youth have joined militancy, 35 of them in the wake of the April 1 operations in which 13 locals were killed
at best (phrase) – simply, merely, only.
Hindu Editorial usage : At best, it can be the first step in a long and difficult road to recovery, and eventually peace. Currently, the 2003 ceasefire on the Pakistan border is in tatters.
in tatters (phrase) – shattered, destroyed; ruined.
Hindu Editorial usage : At best, it can be the first step in a long and difficult road to recovery, and eventually peace. Currently, the 2003 ceasefire on the Pakistan border is in tatters.
outreach (noun) – the level of reaching out/activity/effort; involvement.
Hindu Editorial usage : As Mr. Vajpayee did back then, Mr. Modi must take political ownership of the outreach. Else, the Ramzan ceasefire could remain an isolated outreach.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Prime Minister must take political ownership of the Centre’s Ramzan ceasefire
Hindu Editorial usage : The Centre’s announcement of a cessation of operations in Jammu and Kashmir during the month of Ramzan is a welcome step.
Hindu Editorial usage : The direction to the security forces not to launch operations in the State during this period, while allowing them to reserve “the right to retaliate if attacked or if it is essential to protect the lives of innocent people”,
Hindu Editorial usage : is aimed at bringing respite to the Valley after two years of escalated violence,
Hindu Editorial usage : The decision came days after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti informed the Centre that an all-party meeting had called for a ceasefire.
Hindu Editorial usage : The quick response will help her recover some equilibrium politically, and get an administrative grip on the street
Hindu Editorial usage : The quick response will help her recover some equilibrium politically, and get an administrative grip on the street
Hindu Editorial usage : there has been a marked increase in home-grown militancy.
Hindu Editorial usage : there has been a marked increase in home-grown militancy.
Hindu Editorial usage : there has been a marked increase in home-grown militancy.
Hindu Editorial usage : All too often, the funeral of a local militant has become the rallying point for anti-state protests, which lead to new recruitment.
Hindu Editorial usage : All too often, the funeral of a local militant has become the rallying point for anti-state protests, which lead to new recruitment.
Hindu Editorial usage : The stone-pelting protests too have taken their toll and deepened alienation.
Hindu Editorial usage : The stone-pelting protests too have taken their toll and deepened alienation.
premises for weapons or terrorists.
Hindu Editorial usage : The cessation of cordon-and-search operations is a high-risk initiative — but it is the very riskiness of the gesture that could invite confidence among local groups to consider ways and means to mark an end to the violent couple of years.
Hindu Editorial usage : The cessation of cordon-and-search operations is a high-risk initiative — but it is the very riskiness of the gesture that could invite confidence among local groups to consider ways and means to mark an end to the violent couple of years.
Hindu Editorial usage : The cessation of cordon-and-search operations is a high-risk initiative — but it is the very riskiness of the gesture that could invite confidence among local groups to consider ways and means to mark an end to the violent couple of years.
Hindu Editorial usage : A series of calibrated complementary steps are required if any lasting contribution to improving the situation on the ground is to be made.
Hindu Editorial usage : A series of calibrated complementary steps are required if any lasting contribution to improving the situation on the ground is to be made.
Hindu Editorial usage : A series of calibrated complementary steps are required if any lasting contribution to improving the situation on the ground is to be made.
Hindu Editorial usage : That initiative set in motion a series of developments towards dialogue, despite the still-fresh wounds of the 1999 Kargil conflict.
Hindu Editorial usage : There are parallels between those days and today. In terms of violence, Kashmir is quickly spiralling out of control to the level seen 15 years ago.
Hindu Editorial usage : Even as the security forces have gunned down 64 suspected terrorists in 2018, a large number of young Kashmiris have taken up arms.
Hindu Editorial usage : According to the latest data from the State police, 69 local youth have joined militancy, 35 of them in the wake of the April 1 operations in which 13 locals were killed
Hindu Editorial usage : At best, it can be the first step in a long and difficult road to recovery, and eventually peace. Currently, the 2003 ceasefire on the Pakistan border is in tatters.
Hindu Editorial usage : At best, it can be the first step in a long and difficult road to recovery, and eventually peace. Currently, the 2003 ceasefire on the Pakistan border is in tatters.
outreach (noun) – the level of reaching out/activity/effort; involvement.
Hindu Editorial usage : As Mr. Vajpayee did back then, Mr. Modi must take political ownership of the outreach. Else, the Ramzan ceasefire could remain an isolated outreach.
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