The Hindu Editorial (Promising breakthrough) – Sep 21, 2022

The decision by the insurgent Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah faction) to re-engage in talks with the Union government, conditionally, on the basis of the Framework Agreement signed in August 2015, is a welcome one… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Promising breakthrough) – Sep 21, 2022.

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promising (adjective) – good, encouraging, hopeful, full of promise, optimistic, positive, heartening, reassuring.
breakthrough (noun) – very important/significant development or progress.
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) (noun) – a Naga nationalist separatist group operating mainly in Northeast India, with minor activities in northwest Myanmar (Burma) until 2012. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) is the mother of all insurgent groups that sprang up in the Northeast in the 1950s. Earlier, NSCN had split into NSCN (Isak-Muivah) or NSCN (IM) and NSCN (Khaplang) or NSCN (K) due to differences between two top leaders. However, their training and modus operandi are common.
resume (verb) – restart, start again, recommence, take up again, renew.
talk (noun) – discussion, dialogue, consultation, deliberation, debate, negotiation.
faction (noun) – a small group within a large group; sector, wing, section, division, side.
deadlock (noun) – stalemate, impasse, checkmate/stand-off.
break a deadlock (phrase) – to score the first point in a competition.
insurgent (noun) – rebel, agitator, subversive, guerrilla, extremist, militant.
re-engage (verb) – re-establish a contact/connection with someone; participate again; become involved in again.
conditionally (adverb) – with certain requirements, conditions, limits.
framework agreement (noun) – an agreement between two parties that recognizes that the parties have not come to a final agreement on all matters relevant to the relationship between them, but have come to agreement on enough matters to move forward with the relationship, with further details to be agreed to in the future.
welcome (adjective) – pleasing, gratifying, heartening, promising.
persist (verb) – continue, carry on, go on, keep going.
accord (noun) – agreement, settlement, treaty, deal; consensus.
resumption (noun) – reopening, restarting, recommencement.
Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) (noun) – it comprising seven rebel groups/organisations, including the factions of the Myanmar-based Khaplang group.
pledge (verb) – promise, undertake, vow, commit, assure, agree, guarantee.
overcome (verb) – beat, defeat, conquer, vanquish, get over.
cynicism (noun) – disbelief, pessimism, doubtfulness.
move forward (phrasal verb) – to make progress; advance, proceed, make headway.
bear fruit (phrase) – yield/get results, succeed, be effective.
set the stage for (phrase) – prepare the circumstances for the beginning of something.
take forward (phrasal verb) – to tackle something and make it successful in the future.
backburner (noun) – delayed consideration of action; A state of being postponed, deferred, or given lower priority.
on the back burner (phrase) – having low priority.
complexity (noun) – complication, problem, difficulty.
landmark (noun as modifier) – milestone, watershed, historic event, major achievement.
ceasefire (noun) – a negotiated agreement that will be accompanied by other associated commitments to de-escalate the fighting; a temporary stoppage of war, truce, armistice.
comprehensive (adjective) – all-inclusive, broad-based; all-embracing, complete, thorough.
splintered (adjective) – divided, fragmented, split, separated, disintegrated.
insurgency (noun) – uprising, revolt, rebellion.
as a whole (phrase) – in general.
considerably (adverb) – significantly, substantially, markedly, noticeably.
pave the way for (phrase) – clear the way for, make preparations for, put things in order for.
Nagalim (noun) – Greater Nagaland (a sovereign/independent Naga statehood); The term Nagalim refers to the entire Naga ancestral domain (areas belonging to the Naga people in Northeast India and northwest Myanmar) which was partitioned by the British between India and Burma, now Myanmar. The Nagas’ history is one of colonisation, in the 19th century by the British, and then by India, who inherited the territory from the British colonial power. The word “Lim” derives from the Ao Naga dialect “Limah” meaning “Land”.
implications (noun) – consequence/outcome, ramification, repercussion.
negotiation (noun) – discussion, talk, consultation, deliberation, dialogue.
spark (verb) – cause, lead to , give rise to, bring about, initiate; incite, provoke, kindle, trigger, spark, arouse.
conflagration (noun) – a very intense and uncontrolled fire; flames, blaze, fire, firestorm, inferno; conflict, hostilities, devastation.
inter-ethnic (adjective) – involving people of different ethnicities (ethnicity is the state or fact of belonging to a particular ethnic group).
inter- (prefix) – between; among.
ethnic (adjective) – relating to a population subgroup (cultural, national, traditional/folk) with a common national or cultural tradition.
volatile (adjective) – unpredictable, turbulent, uncertain, inconstant.
machinations (noun) – schemes, plots, tricks, tactics, plans, intrigues.
secretive (adjective) – secret, tight-lipped, uncommunicative, unforthcoming, silent.
play a part/role (phrase) – contribute to, be instrumental in, be a factor in.
obdurate (adjective) – headstrong, wilful, strong-willed, stubborn, unbending, uncompromising.
intransigent (adjective) – uncompromising, inflexible, uncooperative, adamant.
stumbling block (noun) – blockade, hurdle, obstacle, barrier, impediment, hindrance.
spat (noun) – argument or quarrel for nothing.
interlocutor (noun) – a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation; middleman, conciliator, mediator, moderator.
aforementioned (adjective) – mentioned previously.
for someone’s sake (phrase) – benefit, advantage, good/gain, interest.
for the sake of (phrase) – for the benefit, advantage, or purpose of something.