The Hindu Editorial (​​Terror on the train) – Mar 17, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (​​​​​​​Terror on the train) – Mar 17, 2025:

1. province (noun) – a part of a country that has its own government; territory, region, area, state, 
2. outsider (noun) – foreigner.
3. daring (adjective) – reckless, heedless, audacious, dauntless fearless, unafraid.
4. Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) (noun) – a Baloch separatist group that operates primarily in Balochistan. It seeks independence for Balochistan citing historical grievances, economic exploitation, and human rights abuses by the Pakistani state.
5. move (noun) – step, action, act, measure. 
6. Baloch (noun) – relating to the nomadic tribes (ancestors of today’s Baloch) of central Iran and the area south of the Caspian sea into Balochistan. the Baloch/Balochis who inhabit Balochistan are a mostly Sunni Muslim people who speak an Iranian language, Balochi.
7. militant (noun) – extremist, radical, fanatic, hardliner, fundamentalist, sectarian, partisan.
8. swift (adjective) – rapid, quick, speedy, fast, instant, prompt, immediate, sudden, expeditious.
9. authorities (noun) – bureaucracy, officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the administration, the establishment, the system, corridors of power.
10. rescue (noun) – save from danger.
11. stand-off (noun) – deadlock, stalemate, impasse (in a dispute/conflict).
12. personnel (noun) – employees, workforce, force, staff.
13. neighbour (noun) – a country that is next to another country; (bordering) country.
14. handler (noun) – secret agent. 
15. separatist (noun/adjective) – extremist, radical, rebel, insurgent, dissident, protester, nonconformist, sectarian.
16. beneath (adverb) – underneath, below, under.
17. allegation (noun) – accusation, charge.
18. lie (verb) – exist, be present.
19. growing (adjective) – increasing.
20. vulnerability (noun) – weakness, defencelessness, unprotectedness, susceptibility.
21. separatist (adjective) – dissident, dissenting, nontraditional, sectarian.
22. restive (adjective) – restless, agitated; disobedient, defiant, uncontrollable, unmanageable.
23. a host of (noun) – a lot, large number, great quantity.
24. claim (verb) – say that one owns, lay claim to.
25. provincial (adjective) – regional, territorial.
26. deter (verb) – prevent, stop, block, halt. 
27. acknowledgement (noun) – recognition, acceptance, realization.
28. lack (noun) – absence, unavailability, non-existence.
29. development (noun) – progress, progression, advancement, improvement, growth.
30. obstacle (noun) – hurdle, difficulty, problem, barrier, impediment, obstruction, hindrance.
31. the state (noun) – the government; the country.
32. federalism/federal framework/system (noun) – a system of government in which establishments such as states or provinces share power with a national government.
33. plunder (verb) – loot, rob, raid, ransack, devastate, spoil.
34. extra-judicial (adjective) – out-of court, private, unauthorized/unwarranted (by law).
35. civilian (noun) – non-military person, ordinary citizen.
36. rebel (noun) – insurgent, agitator.
37. reliance (noun) – trust, belief, faith, conviction, confidence, dependence.
38. campaign (noun) – an organized effort that seeks to influence the decision-making progress within a specific group.
39. reinforce (verb) – strengthen, support, make stronger, give strength to, fortify, bolster, underpin, buttress.
40. narrative (noun) – a representation of a particular situation; portrayal/account.
41. takeover (noun) – gaining of control, change of ownership, coup, change of leadership, seizure, occupation, capture, invasion, conquering.
42. welcome (verb) – embrace.
43. shackles (noun) – restrictions, restraints, constraints, straitjacket.
44. slavery (noun) – captivity, bondage, enslavement.
45. bonhomie (noun) – friendliness, warmth, geniality/affability.
46. last (verb) – continue, carry on, go on, stay/remain, proceed, be prolonged.
47. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (noun) – it is the largest and deadliest militant umbrella organization in Pakistan the Pakistani Taliban. It is a subset of the Pakistani Taliban. Approximately half of all Pakistani Taliban factions coalesce (unite/join together) under the umbrella of the TTP.
48. safe haven (noun) – refuge, shelter, asylum, place of safety/security.
49. run (verb) – govern, control. 
50. pose (verb) – present, constitute, cause, produce, give rise to (a problem/danger).
51. grave (adjective) – crucial/critical, important/significant, serious; terrible, awful, alarming.
52. uncertainty (noun) – unpredictability, unreliability, riskiness/precariousness.
53. instability (noun) – unreliability, changeability, abnormality.
54. address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
55. insurgency (noun) – uprising, revolt, rebellion.

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