The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 9th April 2024

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The Hindu Vocab On the Citizenship (Amendment) Act

The CAA suffers from a narrow definition of persecution and arbitrariness

Offering citizenship to migrants (a person that travels to a different country or place, often in order to find work.) who have fled their countries of origin because of persecution and have stayed a sufficient time in their adopted (An adopted country is one where someone chooses to live although they were not born there) country, is a humane endeavour by any nation-state and should be generally welcomed. But by limiting this measure only to migrants from an arbitrary group of neighbouring nations and to narrow the definition only to “religious persecution”, and to further constrict (to limit an action or behaviour) this to not include Muslims, atheists, and agnostics among others, would suggest that the reasoning to provide this citizenship has less to do with humanitarianism and more to do with a warped and perverse understanding of Indian citizenship. By its very intent (giving all your attention to something), the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, whose rules were notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs last month, over four years since the Act was passed in Parliament, goes against the ethos of the Indian Constitution. It is a short-sighted piece of legislation in its understanding that only religious persecution (unfair or cruel treatment over a long period because of race, religion, or political beliefs) merits (the quality of being good and deserving praise). a reason for providing asylum and citizenship. It is fairly evident that persecution can be due to other reasons as well, such as linguistic discrimination in the case of Sri Lanka in recent years, and erstwhile East Pakistan from which Bangladesh was born. Besides, as the case of the Rohingya from Myanmar shows, Muslims have also faced the severest form of discrimination in recent years, with thousands killed, more than a million of them rendered (to cause someone or something to be in a particular state) stateless and lakhs fleeing to other countries including India due to deliberate genocidal policies implemented by the ruling regime in the country. Even in Muslim-majority countries and those professing Islam as the state religion, such as Pakistan, minority Islamic sects such as the Ahmadiyyas have been subject to oppression and persecution.

The argument by petitioners against the CAA in the Supreme Court of India that the rules of the Act do not require foreign applicants to effectively renounce citizenship of their native countries, and that this allows for the possibility of dual citizenship which is directly violative (to break or act against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect) of the Citizenship Act is also fair even if it is only a procedural one. While India is not party to the 1951 UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, they have provisions that require signatories to provide refugee (a person who has escaped from their own country for political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war) status to those who are subjects of different forms of persecution beyond just due to their religion. Signatories must also apply these provisions “without discrimination as to race, religion or country of origin” and it is clear that the CAA would run afoul of them if India were a signatory. The Court must declare the CAA as unconstitutional and revoke (to say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect) its implementation (the act of starting to use a plan or system) because of its arbitrary and selective norms for providing citizenship to migrants.

The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Wordlist 9th April 2024

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• Migrants: A person that travels to a different country or place, often in order to find work.
• Adopted: An adopted country is one where someone chooses to live although they were not born there
• Constrict: To limit an action or behaviour.
• Intent: Giving all your attention to something.
• Persecution: Unfair or cruel treatment over a long period because of race, religion, or political beliefs.
• Merits: The quality of being good and deserving praise.
• Discrimination: Treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from how you treat other people, because of their race, gender, sexuality, etc.
• Rendered: To cause someone or something to be in a particular state.
• Deliberate: (often of something bad) intentional or planned.
• Discussion: The activity in which people talk about something and tell each other their ideas or opinions.
• Violative: To break or act against something, especially a law, agreement, principle, or something that should be treated with respect.
• Refugee: A person who has escaped from their own country for political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war.
• Revoke: To say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect
• Implementation: The act of starting to use a plan or system.

The Hindu Vocabulary 9th April 2024 with Synonyms & Antonyms

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Difficult Words	Synonyms & Antonyms
Migrants	Synonyms: Evacuee, Immigrant Antonyms: Native
Adopted	Synonyms: Familiar, Accessible Antonyms: Particular, Limited
Constrict	Synonyms: Compress, Cramp Antonyms: Enlarge, Expand
Intent	Synonyms: Decided, Resolved Antonyms: Flexible, Indefinite
Persecution	Synonyms: Imprisonment, Expulsion Antonyms: Happiness, Joy
Merits	Synonyms: Dignity, Benefit Antonyms: Dishonor, Disadvantage
Discrimination	Synonyms: Bigotry, Favoritism Antonyms: Equity, Fairness
Rendered	Synonyms: Concluded, Accomplished
Deliberate	Synonyms: Cautious, Careful Antonyms: Careless, Heedless
Discussion	Synonyms: Argument, Analysis Antonyms: Agreement, Quiet
Violative	Synonyms: Adverse, Contradictory Antonyms: Agreeing, Similar
Refugee	Synonyms: Alien, Emigrant Antonyms: National, Native
Revoke	Synonyms: Abolish, Deny Antonyms: Affirm, Allow
Implementation	Synonyms: Application, Discharge Antonyms: Failure, Idleness