The Hindu Editorial (Troubled waters) – Feb 11, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (Troubled waters) – Jan 11, 2025:

1. troubled waters (phrase) – a difficult situation/time.
2. fishery (noun) – areas of the sea where fish are caught in large quantities for commercial purposes.
3. facilitate (verb) – make easy, assist, help, aid, expedite, speed up, accelerate.
4. long-standing (adjective) – enduring, lasting, persistent, prevailing, perennial, long-term, permanent.
5. Palk bay (noun) – a waterway/inlet of the Bay of Bengal sea between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Jaffna District of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. (Bay is a body of water surrounded by land on three sides).
6. alleged (adjective) – supposed, so-called, claimed, professed, purported, ostensible, apparent, reported.
7. poach (verb) – hunt illegally, catch illegally, kill illegally, trap illegally.
8. trawler (noun) – a kind of fishing boat (used for fishing with a trawl net).
9. impound (verb) – appropriate, take possession of, seize, take custody of.
10. Delft island (or) Neduntheevu (noun) – it is a northern Sri Lanka Island located midway between Sri Lanka and India in the Palk Strait.
11. detain (verb) – take into custody, hold in custody, confine, restrain, arrest, apprehend.
12. sentence (noun) – conviction, judgement, verdict.
13. hefty (adjective) – large, huge, substantial.
14. decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
15. mark (noun) – point, level, stage, target.
16. conviction (noun) – sentence, judgement, verdict.
17. violation (noun) – breach, contravention, infringement, breaking, non-observance.
18. maritime (adjective) – of or related to the sea.
19. International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) (noun) – it usually bounds areas of exclusive national rights over mineral and biological resources, encompassing maritime features, limits and zones (such as the territorial sea (12 nautical miles), contiguous zone (24 nautical miles), exclusive economic zone (200 nautical miles), and the continental shelf within and beyond 200 nautical miles). Generally, a maritime boundary is delineated at a particular distance from a jurisdiction’s coastline under the United Nations Convention on Law of Sea (UNCLOS).  
20. unlawful (adjective) – illegal, illicit, against the law.
21. counterpart (noun) – someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another; equivalent, equal, fellow.
22. province (noun) – territory, region, state (of a country).
23. civil war (noun) – a war between organized groups within the same state or country.
24. ecologically (adverb) – environmentally.
25. bottom trawling (noun) – trawling (towing a trawl, which is a fishing net) along the seafloor/seabed. (Trawling is a method of fishing that involves pulling a fishing net through the water behind one or more boats. The net used for trawling is called a trawl).
26. sustainable (adjective) – relating to practices or conditions that can be maintained or continued over the long term without causing significant negative impacts on the environment, society, or economy.
27. sustainable (adjective) – reasonable, sensible, well-founded (without disturbing the balance of nature and then without exhausting all of the natural resources).
28. exploitative (adjective) – illegal, unethical, greedy, predatory, rapacious, avaricious.
29. sought past tense of seek (verb) – ask for, request, appeal, demand.
30. talks (noun) – dialogue, discussion, deliberation, consultation, parley, negotiation.
31. Joint Working Group (JWG) (noun) – the bilateral administrative mechanism formed to discuss the boundary issues with the purpose of finding a solution.
32. reluctant (adjective) – unwilling, hesitant, resistant, averse, disinclined.
33. negotiate (verb) – discuss terms, hold talks, talk.
34. recognise (verb) – acknowledge, accept, realize, admit.
35. deadlock (noun) – stalemate, impasse, checkmate/stand-off.
36. rather than (phrase) – instead of.
37. business-as-usual (adjective) – relating to a situation where everything is proceeding as normal and as expected; normal, ordinary, standard, routine, mundane, unexceptional.
38. incentive (noun) –  payment or concession; inducement, encouragement, motivation, stimulus.
39. move away (from) (phrasal verb) – change/alter one’ ideas/beliefs/views and so; back down, withdraw, pull back.
40. interim (adjective) – provisional, temporary, short-term, transitional.
41. proactive (adjective) – forward-looking, fore-thoughtful.
42. diplomacy (noun) – international politics, foreign affairs, foreign policy; negotiations, discussions, talks, dialogue (related to international politics).
43. ongoing (adjective) – current, existing, continuing.
44. conflict (noun) – dispute, quarrel, squabble; clash, friction, opposition.
45. address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.

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