The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 6th December 2024

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A slow return: On border tensions and India-China ties

India and China must engage intensely at all levels to resolve border disputes

The government’s decision to offer statements on China, suo motu (on its own initiative), in both Houses of Parliament and to brief a parliamentary panel are positive but long overdue steps. Since 2020, following the Chinese transgression (violation or infringement) along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and the deadly Galwan clashes, it has avoided divulging details of the negotiations with China over the actions of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), only announcing agreements on disengagement at six points of friction, as they occurred in 2021, 2022 and 2024. In a democracy, the people must not be kept in the dark on matters of national interest. But the statements by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and the briefing by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri appear to have been substantial. Mr. Jaishankar focused on three aspects of the LAC negotiations. He said India has made it clear to China that “normal” engagement in other parts of the relationship were contingent (dependent on) on the LAC tensions being resolved. India has adopted a policy of “continuous engagement” and a step-by-step approach involving 17 meetings of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs, 21 meetings of the Senior Highest Military Commanders meeting mechanism, and several meetings between the Foreign and Defence Ministers and Special Representatives of both countries. Finally, he said that with disengagement “fully achieved”, the next priorities would be troop de-escalation (reduction in tension) and de-induction (removal of troops), followed by a discussion on how to manage ties in the border areas, given the problems in the last few years. Mr. Jaishankar said that for Depsang and Demchok, “patrolling arrangements” had been agreed upon, but the resumption of patrols is still “underway” (in progress). For the other areas of North and South Pangong Tso lake, Gogra and Hot Springs, disengagement had been achieved through “steps of a temporary and limited nature” — a euphemism (a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered too harsh or blunt) for LAC “buffer zones”.

But the government’s nearly 2,500 word statement gave no indication of the casus belli (cause of war) for the Chinese actions nor any reference to when the return to ‘status quo ante’ (the state of affairs that existed previously) or to positions of 2020, can be expected. The statement laid stress on India’s “national security” interests being upheld, without mentioning India’s “territorial integrity” at any point. The government must now expedite efforts to build a common understanding of the LAC and to demarcate (to define or mark the boundaries of) the boundary. It is important to tell the nation about the nearly 20 Modi-Xi meetings prior to 2020, in spite of which the PLA acted the way it did. The past few years should have demonstrated to the ‘doves and hawks’ (those in favor of peace vs. those in favor of war) in India’s establishment that such an intensive engagement is no guarantor of peace, nor can conflicts be resolved without the kind of intense and “continuous engagement” that New Delhi and Beijing have sustained in the past few years.

Hindu Vocab Wordlist 6th December 2024

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1. Suo motu: Used to describe something that is done without anyone else asking for it, particularly by an authority figure or body.
2. Transgression: An act that goes against a law, rule, or moral principle.
3. Contingent: Dependent on something that may happen in the future.
4. De-escalation: The process of making a situation or conflict less intense or dangerous.
5. De-induction: The process of removing or withdrawing troops or personnel from a particular area.
6. Underway: In progress or being done at the present time.
7. Euphemism: A word or phrase used to replace another that is thought to be too direct, harsh, or unpleasant.
8. Casus belli: A situation or event that justifies or provokes war.
9. Status quo ante: The situation that existed before a particular event or action occurred or the previous state of affairs.
10. Demarcate: To mark the limits or boundaries of something.

Hindu Vocab Master 6th December 2024 with Synonyms & Antonyms

Here are the synonyms and antonyms of all the difficult words in Hindu Vocab Master for 6th December 2024:

Word	Synonyms	Antonyms
Suo motu	on its own initiative, voluntarily, spontaneously, independently	by request, at someone’s request, upon request, as instructed
Transgression	violation, breach, infringement, wrongdoing	obedience, compliance, observance, conformity
Contingent	dependent, conditional, reliant, subject to	independent, unconditional, absolute, certain
De-escalation	reduction, alleviation, moderation, lessening	escalation, intensification, aggravation, amplification
De-induction	withdrawal, removal, extraction, disengagement	induction, deployment, engagement, insertion
Underway	in progress, ongoing, in motion, advancing	halted, stopped, unfinished, suspended
Euphemism	understatement, mild term, polite term, softening	bluntness, harshness, directness, frankness
Casus belli	cause of war, justification for conflict, reason for war, pretext	peace, harmony, truce, settlement
Status quo ante	previous state, prior situation, earlier condition, former state	change, alteration, modification, new situation
Demarcate	delineate, mark, define, separate	confuse, merge, blur, combine