The Hindu Editorial (Something special) – Jul 17, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Something special) – Jul 17, 2023:

strategic partnership (noun) – it is a long-term interaction between two countries based on political, economic, social and historical factors.
ties (noun) – association, relationship, bond, connection.
at the top of (phrase) – if something is at the top of the list/agenda, it is of highest priority, most important, most urgent thing in the list/agenda.
slew (noun) – a large number of, lot, range.
G-20 (noun) – The G20, formed in 1999, is a group of twenty of the world’s largest economies that meets regularly to coordinate global policy on trade, health, climate, and other issues. It brings together the world’s major advanced and emerging economies. The G20 comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EU, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, UK and USA. The G20 Countries together represent around 90% of global GDP, 80% of global trade, and two thirds of the world’s population.
summit (noun) – meeting, conference, conclave (of heads of state/government).
Bastille Day (noun) – French National Day which is celebrated on 14 July each year.
tri-service (adjective) – relating to three services, especially an army, navy, and air force.
extend (verb) – give, offer, confer, bestow, grant, present.
strategic (adjective) – relating to achieving long-term military advantage or overall goals.
road map (noun) – plan/strategy to do something successfully.
Horizon 2047 (noun) – it is the strategic road map for the next 25 years in the France-India bilateral relationship. The roadmap for bilateral relations has three pillars: partnership for security and sovereignty; partnership for the planet; partnership for the people.
climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth.
green (adjective) – environmentally friendly, ecologically sound, energy-efficient, clean.
The Indo-Pacific (region) (noun) – the Indo-Pacific region refers to the confluence (convergence) of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, which interconnect in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and more).
naval (adjective) – relating to a navy.
trilateral (adjective) – involving three nations/parties/groups.
in principle (phrase) – in general (or) on paper.
off-the-shelf (phrase) – ready to use, ready made.
Scorpene (noun) – it is a 2000-tons conventional submarine designed by Naval Group (a major French industrial group) for all types of missions, such as anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, long-range strikes, special operations or intelligence gathering.
submarine (noun) – a warship submerged in the water.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) (noun) – The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was established in October 1964 by merging Hindustan Aircraft Limited and Aeronautics India Limited. It is engaged in the “design, development, manufacture, repair, and overhaul of aircraft, helicopters, engines, and their accessories.” The company has 12 divisions located in six states and 11 R&D centers; its registered office is in Bangalore.
Safran (noun) – a French multinational company that designs, develops and manufactures aircraft engines, rocket engines and other related things.
broader superlative adjective of broad (adjective) – comprehensive, extensive, wide, wide-ranging, broad-ranging.
picture (noun) – concept, idea, notion, view, impression.
built on (phrasal verb) – develop, expand/enlarge on, improve, enhance.
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.
steadfast (adjective) – firm, resolute, determined, insistent, single-minded.
comment (verb) – say, remark on, talk about, speak about, discuss, mention.
affairs (noun) – activities, matters, concerns.
leading role (noun) – most important role.
pushback (noun) – resistance, opposition, beat back, force back, repulse drive; negative reaction , unfavourable response.
exhort (verb) – (strongly or earnestly) urge, encourage, enjoin, instruct, spur, appeal to, advise someone to do something
stand (noun) – position, standpoint, perspective, attitude, policy
push (noun) – a strong and powerful effort to do or obtain something.
sanction (verb) – punish, discipline someone for; impose a sanction.
step in (phrasal verb) – become/get involved, intervene, take action, take meatures.
reactor (noun) – nuclear reactors are the heart of a nuclear power plant. They contain and control nuclear chain reactions that produce heat through a physical process called fission. That heat is used to make steam that spins a turbine to create electricity.
at around (phrase) – approximately, around.
EU Parliament (noun) – The European Parliament is an important forum for political debate and decision-making at the EU level. The Members of the European Parliament are directly elected by voters in all Member States to represent people’s interests with regard to EU law-making and to make sure other EU institutions are working democratically.
adopt (verb) – formally approve, support, vote for, endorse, validate, ratify.
resolution (noun) – a form in which a legislative body expresses an opinion or a purpose with respect to a given matter or topic (that is temporary in nature).
alleged (adjective) – supposed, so-called, claimed, professed, reported, ostensible.
violation (noun) – breach, infringement, breaking, non-observance, dereliction.
human rights (noun) – human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status.
bring up (phrasal verb) – mention, propose, present, put forward, bring forward (for discussion/consideration).
make no mention (phrase) – to say nothing about something.
immigrant (noun) – non-native, foreigner, migrant.
pull (verb) – attract, bring in, lure, tempt.
coalition (noun) – alliance, association, union, partnership.
content (adjective) – satisfied.
forge (verb) – build up, form, create, establish.
bilaterally (adverb) – between the two countries involved.
symbolism (noun) – the idea that things represent other things; representation, symbol, emblem, metaphor.
substance (noun) – significant subject, important matter/content, valid message.