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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "On a new keel: Netanyahu's visit to India"
- Keel - a long thin piece of wood or metal along the bottom of a boat that helps it to balance in the water
- Bilateral - involving two groups or countries
- Normalise - to return to the normal or usual situation
- Diplomatic - involving diplomats or the management of the relationships between countries
- Timeline - a plan that shows how long something will take or when things will happen
- Strategic - a detailed plan for achieving success in situations such as war, politics, business, industry, or sport, or the skill of planning for such situations
- Evident - easily seen or understood
- Dialogue - a process in which two people or groups have discussions in order to solve problems
- Caters to somebody / something - to satisfy a need or to provide what is wanted or needed by a particular person or group
- Hard power - the use of a country's military power to persuade other countries to do something, rather than the use of cultural or economic influence
- Brushed aside - to refuse to consider something seriously because you feel that it is not important
- Reaffirm - to give your support to a person, plan, idea, etc. for a second time; to state something as true again
- Resumption - the start of something again after it has stopped
- Custodian - a person with responsibility for protecting or taking care of something or keeping something in good condition
- Just - fair; morally correct
- Conflict - an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions or principles
- Leverage - power to influence people and get the results you want
- Negotiating table - a situation or place in which people formally discuss something in order to reach an agreement
- Contention - the disagreement that results from opposing arguments
- Alignment - an agreement between a group of countries, political parties, or people who want to work together because of shared interests or aims
- Appraisal - to examine someone or something in order to judge their qualities, success, or needs
- Overseas - in, from, or to other countries
- Credentials - personal qualities, achievements, or experiences that make someone suitable for something
- Free-fall - the process of failing or losing value or strength quickly and continuously
- Subcontinent - a large area of land that is part of a continent, often referring to South Asia
- Haunt - to cause repeated suffering or anxiety
- Cohesion - the situation when the members of a group or society are united
- Skipper - the captain of a sports team
- Cope - to deal successfully with a difficult situation
- Sparkled - if a person or performance sparkles, they are energetic, interesting, and exciting
- Geyday - the most successful or popular period of someone or something
- Futile - (of actions) having no effect or achieving nothing
- Stench - a strong, unpleasant smell
- Odour - a smell, often one that is unpleasant
- Splendidly - very well; admirably
- Prudent - careful and avoiding risks
- Cloak - to cover or hide something
- Invincibility - the quality of being too powerful to be defeated or overcome
- Don - put on (an item of clothing)
- Overwhelming - difficult to fight against
- Triumph - a very great success, achievement, or victory
- There's no denying - it is true
- Reputation - the opinion that people in general have about someone or something, or how much respect or admiration someone or something receives, based on past behaviour or character
- Burnish - if you burnish something such as your public image, you take action to improve it and make it more attractive
- Gritty - brave and determined
- Abroad - in or to a foreign country or countries
- For instance - for example
- Conjures up - to make a picture or idea appear in someone's mind
- Mind-boggling - extremely exciting or surprising
- Milestone - an important event in the development or history of something or in someone's life
- Squad - a team in sports from which the players for a match are chosen
- Merry-go-round - a series of similar activities that can often seem boring
- Tumult - a loud noise, usually caused by a large excited group of people
- Omitting - to fail to include or do something
- Exemplary - very good and suitable to be copied by other people
- Abridged - to make a book, play, or piece of writing shorter by removing details and information that is not important
- Ignite - to (cause to) start burning or explode
- Luminous - producing or reflecting bright light
- Shuffle - the act of moving things around from one position to another
- Proclaim - to announce something publicly or officially
- Perhaps - used to show that something is possible or that you are not certain about something
- Threat - a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen
- Pose - to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty
- Fend off - to defend yourself against an attack
