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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Coming home: on release of Indian pilot Wg. Cdr. Abhinandan"
- De-escalate - reduce the intensity of (a conflict or potentially violent situation)
- Wind down - to end, or to finish something gradually
- Gesture - a movement that communicates a feeling or instruction
- Goodwill - a feeling of wanting to be friendly and helpful to someone
- Escalation - an increase in the intensity or seriousness of something
- Diplomacy - the management of relationships between countries
- Take over - to take control of something
- Compel - to force someone to do something, or to get something from someone using force
- Subcontinent - a large area of land that forms part of a continent, especially the part of Asia that contains the countries of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
- The brink - the point in time when something very bad or very good is about to happen
- Spiral - to continuously become worse, more, or less
- Utterance - a statement
- Domestically - relating to the country being talked about, not other countries
- Grief - a strong feeling of sadness
- Triumphalism - the attitude or behaviour of someone who shows they are very proud of their own victory or success
- Foil - to prevent someone from doing something that they are trying to do
- Take down - to hit or shoot someone so that they fall down
- Manhandle - to touch, push, or pull someone in a rough way
- Mob - a large crowd of people that is dangerous or difficult to control
- Outrage - a strong feeling of anger and shock at something that you feel is wrong or unfair
- Poised - ready to do a particular thing at any moment
- Conflict - angry disagreement between people or groups
- Obfuscation - to deliberately make something confusing or difficult to understand
- Concern - a feeling of worry about something, especially one that a lot of people have about an important issue
- Haven - a place where people or animals can feel safe and happy
- Herald - a sign that something will happen, change, etc
- Paradigm - a typical example or model of something
- Fragile - easy to break or damage
- Precedent - an action or event in the past that is used as an example or reason for a present action or event
- Productive - achieving good results
- Significantly - in a way that is relevant or that has an important effect on something
- Determined - not willing to let anything prevent you from doing what you have decided to do
- Consensus - agreement among all the people involved
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "The deal-maker: on resignation and reinstatement of Mohammad Javad Zarif"
- Deal-maker - someone who arranges deals, especially in business or politics
- Reinstatement - to give someone their previous job or position again
- Ideological - based on, or relating to, an ideology
- Tussle - a short fight
- Compel - to force someone to do something, or to get something from someone using force
- Sanction - an official order to stop communication, trade, etc with a country that has broken international law
- Contradiction - a difference in two or more statements, ideas, stories etc that makes it impossible for both or all of them to be true
- Hardliner - someone, especially in politics, who is very severe, for example in refusing to allow something or to reduce or change their demands in any way
- Moderate - moderate opinions, especially political ones, are not extreme and are therefore acceptable to a large number of people
- Endure - to suffer something difficult or unpleasant in a patient way over a long period
- Sceptical - having doubts about something that other people think is true or right
- Circumstance - a fact or condition that affects a situation
- Critique - a careful written examination of a subject that includes the writer’s opinions
- Power play - tactics exhibiting or intended to increase a person's power or influence
- Parley - a meeting, usually between enemies, to discuss an agreement
- Ally - a country that makes an agreement with another country that they will work together to help each other, especially in a war
- Outcry - an angry expression of protest or shock by a lot of people, as a reaction to something that someone has done or to something that has happened
- Lightweight - not serious or important
- Diplomat - an official whose job is to represent their government in a foreign country
- Regime - a system or form of government
- Setback - a problem that delays or that stops progress or makes a situation worse
- Respite - a short period of rest from having to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation
- Waiver - an official statement or document that says a right, claim, or law can be officially ignored or given up
- Reel under - to move backwards quickly
- Galloping - developing or increasing in a very fast uncontrolled way
- Inflation - an economic process in which prices increase so that money becomes less valuable
- Reiterate - to repeat something in order to emphasize it or make it very clear to people
- Comply - to obey a rule or law, or to do what someone asks you to do
- Regulation - an official rule that controls the way that things are done
- Facilitate - to make it possible or easier for something to happen
- Abide by - to follow a rule, decision, or instruction
- Task Force - a group of people chosen to deal with a particular problem or situation
- Protracted - continuing for a long time, especially longer than is normal or necessary
- Advocate - to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things
- Adherence - the action of continuing to obey a rule, law, agreement etc
- Conservative - someone who is not willing to accept much change, especially in the traditional values of society
- Critique - a careful written examination of a subject that includes the writer’s opinions
- Can ill afford (to do) something - used for saying that someone should definitely not do something because it will cause problems
- Juncture - a stage in a process or activity
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