Word of the Day (parochial)-25OCT21

Word of the Day (parochial)-25OCT21

Today’s “Word of the Day” is parochial and it is an adjective meaning “narrow-minded, small-minded, inward-looking, short-sighted, myopic, introverted, illiberal, hidebound, intolerant”.

Example Sentence: At the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar targeted China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Admonishing (criticizing strongly) China’s methods in promoting the BRI, he said while greater connectivity was essential for the promotion of regional stability, it must not be pursued for parochial interests. He also confronted Pakistan for its support towards cross-border terrorism.

Word of the Day (parochial)-25OCT21

This word is present in The Hindu article India’s Central Asian outreach and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Hindu

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