👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES -2-> 6 JUNE👀
💥Daily Word Bytes - 2 from editorial - Familiar moorings: on foreign policy re-orientation 💥
moorings (noun) – stabilizing influence/power.
Hindu Editorial usage : Familiar moorings: on foreign policy re-orientation
sanctions (noun) – action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc
Hindu Editorial usage : The fact that these visits have taken place at a time the U.S. administration has sharpened its aim at China and Russia with sanctions and threats of a trade war suggests Mr. Modi is also attempting to moderate India’s strategic posturing on the global stage
trade war (noun) – a condition in which a country increase tariffs on foreign goods and impose quota restrictions to restrict other countries’ trade.
Hindu Editorial usage : The fact that these visits have taken place at a time the U.S. administration has sharpened its aim at China and Russia with sanctions and threats of a trade war suggests Mr. Modi is also attempting to moderate India’s strategic posturing on the global stage
moderate (verb) – decrease, diminish, calm down.
Hindu Editorial usage : The fact that these visits have taken place at a time the U.S. administration has sharpened its aim at China and Russia with sanctions and threats of a trade war suggests Mr. Modi is also attempting to moderate India’s strategic posturing on the global stage
posture (noun) – attitude, standpoint, approach.
Hindu Editorial usage : The fact that these visits have taken place at a time the U.S. administration has sharpened its aim at China and Russia with sanctions and threats of a trade war suggests Mr. Modi is also attempting to moderate India’s strategic posturing on the global stage
strive for (verb) – try, attempt, make an effort (to achieve something).
Hindu Editorial usage : striving for a more balanced approach in what it increasingly sees as an uncertain world
combat (verb) – fight against, oppose, tackle/resist.
Hindu Editorial usage : India has also maintained its commitment to relations with the U.S. in order to build a “free and open” Indo-Pacific region, maintain the “international rules-based order”, and work together to combat terrorism and terror financing
quadrilateral (noun) – (in this context) a group with four countries (which having an informal strategic dialogue between the United States, Japan, Australia and India).
Hindu Editorial usage : India’s membership of both the Quadrilateral (with the U.S., Japan and Australia) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (the Russia-China-led grouping of Central Asian countries, whose summit Mr. Modi will attend this week) is also an indicator of the new balance that New Delhi seeks.
Strategic autonomy (noun) – the ability of a state (country) to pursue its national interests and adopt its preferred foreign policy without being constrained in any manner by other states.
Hindu Editorial usage : It is significant that in Singapore Mr. Modi chose the platform of the Shangri-La Dialogue of defence leaders of the Asia-Pacific region to emphasise Indian “strategic autonomy”.
distaste (noun) – dislike, disfavour, aversion.
Hindu Editorial usage : Given his government’s particular distaste for the term in the past, it is telling that Mr. Modi appeared to be channelling some of the “Bandung spirit of 1955” that led to the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement
telling (adjective) – significant, meaningful, revealing/striking.
Hindu Editorial usage : Given his government’s particular distaste for the term in the past, it is telling that Mr. Modi appeared to be channelling some of the “Bandung spirit of 1955” that led to the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement
Bandung spirit (noun) – a meeting of Asian and African states-organized by Indonesia in
Bandung city in 1955-post colonial states united their forces and proposed alternatives to the world order dominated by the superpowers.
Hindu Editorial usage : Given his government’s particular distaste for the term in the past, it is telling that Mr. Modi appeared to be channelling some of the “Bandung spirit of 1955” that led to the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement
embrace (verb) – accept, approve, adopt.
Hindu Editorial usage : when he praised Singapore for teaching the world the importance of making “free and fair choices” and “embracing diversity at home”.
unveil (verb) – present, disclose, make public.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Modi said as he unveiled a seven-point vision for the Indo-Pacific region.
centrality (noun) – important/essential part of something.
Hindu Editorial usage : he emphasised the importance and centrality of the ASEAN in the concept of the Indo-Pacific
departure (noun) – difference, dissimilarity/variance; deviation.
Hindu Editorial usage : The “principled” vision Mr. Modi projects is a departure from the transactionalism and pragmatism espoused by many in South Block over the last few years.
transactionalism (noun) – a philosophical method of social exchange.
Hindu Editorial usage : The “principled” vision Mr. Modi projects is a departure from the transactionalism and pragmatism espoused by many in South Block over the last few years.
pragmatism (noun) – realism, practicability, logical thinking.
Hindu Editorial usage : The “principled” vision Mr. Modi projects is a departure from the transactionalism and pragmatism espoused by many in South Block over the last few years.
espouse (verb) – adopt, embrace; support/endorse (a cause).
Hindu Editorial usage : The “principled” vision Mr. Modi projects is a departure from the transactionalism and pragmatism espoused by many in South Block over the last few years.
South Block (noun) – The Secretariat Building (consists North & South Block) or Central Secretariat is where the Cabinet Secretariat is housed, which administers the Government of India. The South Blockhouses the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of External Affairs.
Hindu Editorial usage : The “principled” vision Mr. Modi projects is a departure from the transactionalism and pragmatism espoused by many in South Block over the last few years.
necessitate (verb) – require, make necessary, demand.
Hindu Editorial usage : However, it may also be a return to familiar moorings of Indian foreign policy, necessitated by what the Prime Minister identified as the “shifting plates of global politics and the fault lines of history”.
plate (noun) -structure, formation.
Hindu Editorial usage : However, it may also be a return to familiar moorings of Indian foreign policy, necessitated by what the Prime Minister identified as the “shifting plates of global politics and the fault lines of history”.
fault line (noun) – a divisive issue, difference of opinion.
Hindu Editorial usage : However, it may also be a return to familiar moorings of Indian foreign policy, necessitated by what the Prime Minister identified as the “shifting plates of global politics and the fault lines of history”.
Hindu Editorial usage : Familiar moorings: on foreign policy re-orientation
sanctions (noun) – action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc
Hindu Editorial usage : The fact that these visits have taken place at a time the U.S. administration has sharpened its aim at China and Russia with sanctions and threats of a trade war suggests Mr. Modi is also attempting to moderate India’s strategic posturing on the global stage
Hindu Editorial usage : The fact that these visits have taken place at a time the U.S. administration has sharpened its aim at China and Russia with sanctions and threats of a trade war suggests Mr. Modi is also attempting to moderate India’s strategic posturing on the global stage
Hindu Editorial usage : The fact that these visits have taken place at a time the U.S. administration has sharpened its aim at China and Russia with sanctions and threats of a trade war suggests Mr. Modi is also attempting to moderate India’s strategic posturing on the global stage
Hindu Editorial usage : The fact that these visits have taken place at a time the U.S. administration has sharpened its aim at China and Russia with sanctions and threats of a trade war suggests Mr. Modi is also attempting to moderate India’s strategic posturing on the global stage
Hindu Editorial usage : striving for a more balanced approach in what it increasingly sees as an uncertain world
Hindu Editorial usage : India has also maintained its commitment to relations with the U.S. in order to build a “free and open” Indo-Pacific region, maintain the “international rules-based order”, and work together to combat terrorism and terror financing
Hindu Editorial usage : India’s membership of both the Quadrilateral (with the U.S., Japan and Australia) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (the Russia-China-led grouping of Central Asian countries, whose summit Mr. Modi will attend this week) is also an indicator of the new balance that New Delhi seeks.
Hindu Editorial usage : It is significant that in Singapore Mr. Modi chose the platform of the Shangri-La Dialogue of defence leaders of the Asia-Pacific region to emphasise Indian “strategic autonomy”.
Hindu Editorial usage : Given his government’s particular distaste for the term in the past, it is telling that Mr. Modi appeared to be channelling some of the “Bandung spirit of 1955” that led to the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement
Hindu Editorial usage : Given his government’s particular distaste for the term in the past, it is telling that Mr. Modi appeared to be channelling some of the “Bandung spirit of 1955” that led to the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement
Bandung city in 1955-post colonial states united their forces and proposed alternatives to the world order dominated by the superpowers.
Hindu Editorial usage : Given his government’s particular distaste for the term in the past, it is telling that Mr. Modi appeared to be channelling some of the “Bandung spirit of 1955” that led to the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement
Hindu Editorial usage : when he praised Singapore for teaching the world the importance of making “free and fair choices” and “embracing diversity at home”.
Hindu Editorial usage : Mr. Modi said as he unveiled a seven-point vision for the Indo-Pacific region.
Hindu Editorial usage : he emphasised the importance and centrality of the ASEAN in the concept of the Indo-Pacific
Hindu Editorial usage : The “principled” vision Mr. Modi projects is a departure from the transactionalism and pragmatism espoused by many in South Block over the last few years.
Hindu Editorial usage : The “principled” vision Mr. Modi projects is a departure from the transactionalism and pragmatism espoused by many in South Block over the last few years.
Hindu Editorial usage : The “principled” vision Mr. Modi projects is a departure from the transactionalism and pragmatism espoused by many in South Block over the last few years.
Hindu Editorial usage : The “principled” vision Mr. Modi projects is a departure from the transactionalism and pragmatism espoused by many in South Block over the last few years.
Hindu Editorial usage : The “principled” vision Mr. Modi projects is a departure from the transactionalism and pragmatism espoused by many in South Block over the last few years.
Hindu Editorial usage : However, it may also be a return to familiar moorings of Indian foreign policy, necessitated by what the Prime Minister identified as the “shifting plates of global politics and the fault lines of history”.
Hindu Editorial usage : However, it may also be a return to familiar moorings of Indian foreign policy, necessitated by what the Prime Minister identified as the “shifting plates of global politics and the fault lines of history”.
Hindu Editorial usage : However, it may also be a return to familiar moorings of Indian foreign policy, necessitated by what the Prime Minister identified as the “shifting plates of global politics and the fault lines of history”.
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