The Hindu Editorial (Familiar moorings) – Jun 06, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, three of India’s most important partners in Southeast Asia, could not have come at a more important moment in Indian foreign policy positioning. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Familiar moorings) – Jun 06, 2018.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Familiar moorings) – Jun 06, 2018:

moorings (noun) – stabilizing influence/power.
sanctions (noun) – action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
trade war (noun) – a condition in which a country increase tariffs on foreign goods and impose quota restrictions to restrict other countries’ trade.
moderate (verb) – decrease, diminish, calm down.
posture (noun) – attitude, standpoint, approach.
strive for (verb) – try, attempt, make an effort (to achieve something).
combat (verb) – fight against, oppose, tackle/resist.
quadrilateral (noun) – (in this context) a group with four countries (which having an informal strategic dialogue between the United States, Japan, Australia and India).
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.
distaste (noun) – dislike, disfavour, aversion.
telling (adjective) – significant, meaningful, revealing/striking.
Bandung spirit (noun) – a meeting of Asian and African states-organized by Indonesia in Bandung city in 1955-post colonial states united their forces and proposed alternatives to the world order dominated by the superpowers.
embrace (verb) – accept, approve, adopt.
unveil (verb) – present, disclose, make public.
centrality (noun) – important/essential part of something.
departure (noun) – difference, dissimilarity/variance; deviation.
transactionalism (noun) – a philosophical method of social exchange.
pragmatism (noun) – realism, practicability, logical thinking.
espouse (verb) – adopt, embrace; support/endorse (a cause).
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.
necessitate (verb) – require, make necessary, demand.
plate (noun) -structure, formation.
fault line (noun) – a divisive issue, difference of opinion.

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