1. Diaspora: प्रवासी
Example: Nine million strong Indian diaspora live in West Asia.
2. Wariness: एहतियात
Example: Her wariness about talking about her children is a reminder of the dangers of her job.
3. Democratisation: लोकतंत्रीकरण
Example: The Arab Spring, instead of resulting in mass democratisation across the region, witnessed the breakdown of governance in Egypt and triggered civil wars in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen.
4. Embolden: प्रोत्साहित करना
Example: But it has generated fears in other regional capitals, who worry that the removal of international sanctions against Iran may have emboldened Tehran and upset the balance of power.
5. Conduit: पाइपलाइन
Example: While preserving ties with Iran, a vital conduit into Afghanistan and Central Asia, India has tried to seize the opportunities presented by this changing landscape to strengthen ties with the likes of Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
6. Accord: सहमति
Example: It’s a reflection of the increased political importance India accords to the region.
7. Beset: घेर लेना
Example: This is where Israel’s importance becomes apparent: looking west from India, it is an island of stability amid a region beset by considerable political, military, economic and social upheaval.
8. Upheaval: उथल-पुथल
Example: This region is encircled with social upheaval.
9. Thaw: मित्रतापूर्ण
Example: For India, a deeper, more normal relationship with Israel has been made easier by the thaw in Israel’s relations with Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies.
10. Irrevocably: अपरिवर्तनीय ढंग से
Example: Completely normalising relations with Israel, as this first visit by an India Prime minister irrevocably does, is an important step towards that objective.
11. Pally: मैत्रीपूर्ण
Example: Some leaders demand pally with Palestine.
12. Quandary: व्याकुलता
Example: Promoters understand this quandary and have used it to their advantage.
13. Ramp up: बढ़ाना
Example: It is also unclear how long it will take the NCLT judges to ramp up their understanding of the specialised bankruptcy environment that allows them to handle the cases in an expedient and fair way.
14. Expedient: उचित
Example: It is also unclear how long it will take the NCLT judges to ramp up their understanding of the specialised bankruptcy environment that allows them to handle the cases in an expedient and fair way.
15. Lucrative: लाभदायक
Example: International access to the AI network is the most lucrative aspect of this deal for IndiGo.
16. Attrition: न्यूनता
Example: It is not surprising that IndiGo has a zero attrition rate.
17. Acquisitions: अभिग्रहण
Example: More than the financial management, it is people management and cultural integration that have proved to be the toughest aspects of mergers and acquisitions.
18. Exacerbate: ख़राब करना
Example: The growing pressures on water exacerbated by climate change and rising demand make this an important sector.
19. Augment: बढ़ाना
Example: The $40-million bilateral technology innovation fund in industrial development will help augment R&D and create a framework for partnership by Indian and Israeli.
20. Lacunae: कमी
Example: The lacunae in India’s cyber defences should be a priority area of joint research.
