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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Fire in the sky"
- Ballistic missile - a type of missile that travels long distances and cannot be controlled after it has been launched
- Significant - important or noticeable
- Credible - able to be believed or trusted
- Deterrence - the idea that the possession of a particular weapon will make other countries afraid to attack the country that owns it
- Indigenously - naturally existing in a place or country rather than arriving from another place
- Inching towards - to move somewhere very slowly and gradually, or to make something do this
- Robust - strong
- World-class - one of the best
- Sworn - to promise
- Reliable - trusted or believed
- Absolute - very great or to the largest degree possible
- Worst-case scenario - the most unpleasant or serious thing that could happen in a situation
- Withstand - to be strong enough not to be harmed or destroyed by something
- Canister - a round metal container that is used to hold gases or chemical substances under pressure
- Trajectory - the curved path that an object follows after it has been thrown or shot into the air
- Splash down - when a space vehicle splashes down, it lands in the sea after being in space
- Induction - the process or formal act of accepting someone into a group or job
- Despite - used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
- Stride - an important positive development
- Triad - three related things that form a group
- Cruise missile - a nuclear missile that is controlled by a computer and can travel very long distances
- Warhead - the front part of a bomb or missile that contains explosives
- Veered off - changed direction
- Designated - given / assigned
- Foolproof - a foolproof method, plan, or system is so well designed that it cannot go wrong or is certain to succeed
- Credible - able to be believed or trusted
- Consistently - not changing in behaviour, attitudes, or qualities
- Threat - a situation or an activity that could cause harm or danger
- Bulky - too big and taking up too much space
- Arsenal - a collection of weapons
- Democracy - a country in which power is held by elected representatives
- Ongoing - still happening or being done
- Crisis - an urgent, difficult, or dangerous situation
- Turbulent - a turbulent situation, place, or period is one in which there is a lot of uncontrolled change
- Clinging - to stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding it, him, or her
- Predecessors - someone who had a job or a position before someone else
- Constitution - the set of political principles by which a state or organization is governed, especially in relation to the rights of the people it governs
- Amend - to change the words of a text, especially a law or a legal document
- Logistical - the practical arrangements that are necessary in order to organize something successfully, especially something involving a lot of people or equipment
- Evident - easily seen or understood
- Democratise - to change the way of running a government or organization so that the people in it are more equal and can share in making decisions
- Stability - a situation in which something is not likely to move or change
- Living standards - the amount of money and comfort people have in a particular society
- Triggered - to cause something to start
- Massive - very large in size, amount, or number
- Protest - an occasion when people show that they disagree with something by standing somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc
- Battleground - a place where a battle is being fought or has been fought in the past
- Activist - a person who believes strongly in political or social change and takes part in activities such as public protests to try to make this happen
- Burn down - to destroy something, especially a building, by fire, or to be destroyed by fire
- Qualm - an uncomfortable feeling when you doubt if you are doing the right thing
- Suppressing - to stop opposition or protest using military force or strict laws
- Significantly - in a way that is easy to see or by a large amount:
- Violent - used to describe a situation or event in which people are hurt or killed
- Repression - the use of force or violence to control people
- Outright - completely or immediately
- Bid - an attempt to achieve or get something
- Term - a period of time during which a politician or other official holds their job
- Stalemate - a situation in which neither group involved in an argument can win or get an advantage and no action can be taken
- Plunge - to fall quickly from a high position
- Cross-border - between different countries, or involving people from different countries
- Rebel - a person who is opposed to the political system in their country and tries to change it using force
- Dictator - someone who uses force to take and keep power in a country
- Ousted - to force someone to leave a position of power, job, place, or competition
- Civil war - a war fought by different groups of people living in the same country
- Spearhead - to lead something such as an attack or a course of action
- Assassinate - to kill someone famous or important
- Successor - someone who has an important position after someone else
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