Shrinking spaces at the nuclear high table -The Hindu (June 27, 2016)

Shrinking spaces at the nuclear high table -The Hindu (June 27, 2016)

All is not lost in India’s bid to join the high table of global nuclear commerce by gaining membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), which saw a sharp setback at the NSG plenary in Seoul, South Korea, with China and at least seven other nations reiterating concerns about non-signatories to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) being admitted. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

1. Shrink (verb) – become smaller, get smaller, diminish, lessen, dwindle.
2. High table (noun) – (particularly in a dining hall of a college) a table put on a raised platform for most important people.
3. Plenary (adjective) – (of a meeting) attended by all member countries.
4. Reiterate (verb) – repeat, say again, restate.
5. Non-proliferation (noun) – the action of stopping something (particularly of nuclear weapons by the countries).
6. Waiver (noun) – an intentional relinquishment or surrender of some known  right/claim. disclaimer, abandonment, renunciation.
7. Consensus (noun) – agreement, concord, like-mindedness, unanimity, unity.
8. Regime (noun) – system, arrangement, scheme, policy.
9. South Block (noun) – The Secretariat Building (consists North & South Block) or Central Secretariat is where the Cabinet Secretariat is housed, which administers the Government of India. The South Blockhouses the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of External Affairs.
10. Inflection point (noun) – point of inflection,a turning point.
11. Strident (adjective) – harsh, rough, loud, unpleasant, grating.
12. Blunt (verb) – dull, weaken, diminish, decrease, lessen.
13. Diplomacy (noun) – statesmanship, international relations/politics foreign affairs, foreign policy.
14. Opportune  (adjective) – auspicious, favourable, advantageous, good, right.
15. Introspect (verb) – self-examine, self-observe, self-question.
16. Expend (verb) – spend, pay out, disburse, use, utilize.
17. Unrelenting (adjective) – constant, continuous, relentless, steady, non-stop, endless, persistent.
18. Enrichment and reprocessing Technology (ENT) – enrichment of Uranium as a fuel for nuclear reactors (to get nuclear energy) and reprocessing “used fuel” to use again as a fuel.
19. Non-signatory (noun) – the one (person/party/organisation/country) which is not signed an official document.
20. Deleterious (adjective) – harmful, damaging, hurtful.
21. Insider (noun) – a person who is inside a group/organisation, member, representative.
22. Outsider (noun) – a person who is not inside a group/organisation. non-member.
23. Supplicant (noun)- a person who is requesting/asking something. petitioner, someone who begs/entreats/appeals.
24. Indigenous (adjective) – native, local, original, domestic.
25. Quagmire (noun) – unfortunate/difficult/awkward situation, muddle, mix-up.
26. Harken back to (phrasal verb) – another form of “hark back to”, remember, recall.
27. Elemental (adjective) – basic, important, essential, fundamental.
28. Conundrum (noun) – problem,difficult question,difficulty, puzzle.
29. Non-alignment (noun) – non-partisanship, neutral, independent.
30. Strategic autonomy  – Security/Foreign policy of India by which India will not join any military alliance, nor will it be a client state but will select strategic partners. (A client state is a state that is economically, politically, or militarily subordinate to another more powerful state in international affairs).

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